(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines net foreign direct investments (FDIs) declined by 8.6 percent to $4.832 billion for the first three quarters this year as against $5.289 billion in the same period last year as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to dampen investor sentiments. “The decline...
Ar-Ar Andales scored a third round technical knockout win over Zandre Padiran in their minimum weight collision that highlighted the return of boxing in Luzon after a successful four-card fight by the Quibor Boxing Promotion last Sunday in Rizal, Laguna. The 21-year-old Andales, the reigning World...
Glitches in the cashless toll system, like the one which North Luzon Expressway Corporation (NLEX Corp) admitted to, are "not new," the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB ) declared in its statement issued late last night (December 8, 2020). Such glitches are "subject to notices to correct", the TRB...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national anthem before its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia. (FIBA photo) The PBA Board of Governors on Thursday gave the green light for Gilas Pilipinas to enlist the services of pro cagers for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--The PBA board has decided not to crown a Most Valuable Player from the shortened 45th season under a bubble setup and instead bestow the Best Player of the Conference award along with other individual honors. ...
After a surprised interest rate cut last month, the central bank’s Monetary Board may still decide to bring the policy rate to below two percent when it meets for the last time this year on December 17. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said Thursday that they continue...
The Games and Amusements Board recently lauded the staging of the first of two tournaments marking the Philippine Golf Tour restart after an eight-month hiatus due to pandemic and endorsed the staging of more pro golf events in the coming year. In a report to GAB chair Abraham Mitra, the...
The PBA Board of Governors (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--The opening of the next season is pinned as the top agenda when the PBA board convenes virtually on Thursday afternoon. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said he would formally convey to the board his proposal of an April 2021 opening...
After separate events in Visayas and Mindanao, it’s now the turn of Luzon to take center stage for a restart with a four-card fight by Quibors Boxing Promotion on Dec. 6 in Rizal, Laguna. Quibors Boxing manager and promoter Gerry Balmes said Wednesday that they already secured permission from the...
Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo The Board of Investments (BOI), the country’s premier investment promotion and generation agency, is confident of hitting its P1 trillion investments target this year despite the pandemic that has slowed down domestic and global businesses....
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales scored a second round knockout win against Eden Sonsona as boxing resumed in Mindanao last Saturday with an exciting fight card presented by the Sanman Boxing Promotion at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. The win of the 28-year-old Tapales in...
Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (left) and Eden Sonsona during the weigh in on Friday at the Sanman Gym in General Santos City. (Photos courtesy of JC Manangquil) Former WBO bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales takes on Eden Sonsona Saturday as boxing returns in the South with...
