Globe Telecom, Inc. said it will ramp up collaborative initiatives with its customers in order to double efforts on reforestation, watershed conservation, and carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction efforts to combat climate change. So far, the company raised P15.65 million for these efforts, which will be...
The Philippine International Literary Festival happens this month and onward Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa describes literature as “the most agreeable way of ignoring life.” Simply put, it’s the best kind of distraction. If so, then literature could easily be considered an “essential...
The Philippine government has tapped San Miguel Corporation (SMC) for its new packaging solution that will prolong the shelf life of local milk. SMC’s packaging unit, San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corp. (SMYPC), recently signed an agreement with the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), an attached...
Philippine shares rose on the back of record performances of US bourses. PSE file photo The main index jumped 94.96 points or 1.46 percent to close at 6,590.11 as share prices rose across the board, led by the Holding Firms and Industrial counters. Volume remained tepid though at 2.41 billion...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan asked the government to include fish products in the distribution of food relief during the implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and nearby areas. This is to help fishermen have a sure market during the ECQ, as well as...
The local stock market fell as investors cashed out ahead of the uncertainties that shroud the long weekend. Photo credit: PSE file. The main index dropped 102.46 points or 1.57 percent to close at 6,443.09 as share prices fell across the board. Volume improved but remained low at 2.4 billion...
The implementation of stricter two-week quarantine measures in the Greater Manila Area has not affected supply of fish with the Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) reported of record high weekly fish unloading from March 16 to 23 period. The National Capital Region and nearby provinces are still...
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, Jessica Walter, (Season 2), 2003-, photo: Gavin Bond/Fox, TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved, Courtesy: Everett Collection Jessica Walter’s acting career spanned over six decades. For Jessica Walter-late bloomers, she was the voice of Malory...
Share prices continued to rise ahead of the Bangko Sentral policy meeting and on the arrival of more vaccines. Photo credit: PSE Information Desk The PSEi jumped 83.99 points or 1.29 percent to close at 6,581.00 although the Financials sector retreated slightly. Volume was low though at...
The local stock market rose despite a weak start as investors continued bargain hunting. The PSEi gained 50.66 points or 0.79 percent to close at 6,497.01 with only the Mining and Oil counter in the red. Photo credit: (https://www.pse.com.ph/) Volume surged to 9.27 billion shares worth...
The local stock market gained further as gains overseas prompted some investors to pick up bargains. The main index rose 51.18 points or 0.80 percent to close at 6,446.35 although the Industrial and Mining and Oil counters retreated. Volume dropped to 2.3 billion shares worth P5.04 billion as...
Residents of Sumalo, Bataan are again facing eviction after their municipal government sought to put a 200-hectare privately-owned property there under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). This is despite a Supreme Court (SC) ruling that says the property, owned by Riverforest...
