A week since Typhoon Ulysses hit the country, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has allowed miners to re-align their funds for their respective Social Development and Management Programs (SDMP) to bankroll their typhoon relief efforts. “In the interest of public service and for humanitarian...
Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC), the Gotianun family’s holding firm, reported a three percent improvement in attributable net income to P8.9 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from the P8.6 billion earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
The local stock market continued to correct yesterday as investors take profit from the surge in prices last week. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 51.83 points, or 0.74 percent, to close at 6,918.05 with only the Financials and Industrial counters managing to...
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi defended the seemingly ‘negligible’ $50 million capital requirement for foreign firms entering the Philippine geothermal sector saying the figure was the scale determined by the government for prospective investment areas on offer....
The stock market ended lower on the last trading day of the week on concerns over damages wrought by Typhoon Ulysses. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 54.38 points, or 0.77 percent, to close at 6,969.88 with only the Property and Mining & Oil counters in the green....
Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Andrew Tan, reported a 55 percent drop in attributable net income to P5.8 billion in the first nine months of 2020 from P12.8-billion in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange the firm said...
The Philippines moved up a notch to 48th in the latest global talent ranking where the country was shown scoring the worst performance in most subfactors related to investments and development in the education sector. Now on its 7th edition, the annual Talent Ranking Report 2020 by the Institute...
In the midst of a pandemic that halted most business activity for months, 21 Filipino companies managed to maintain their sustainability initiatives and win at the recent Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards. In awarding ceremonies held online last 10 November, 21 companies...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation has posted 12-percent decline in earnings to P9.6 billion (US$190 million) in the three quarters of this year vis-à-vis heftier profitability of P11.3 billion (US$217 million) in the same period last year. Within the January-September period, the company noted that...
The local stock market surged past the 7,000 level as investors celebrated positive reports on breakthrough in COVID-19 vaccines. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) leaped 349.63 points, or 5.23 percent ,to close at 7,035.48 as share prices rose across the board with the Holding Firms...
Jarvey Gayoso, 14, is congratulated by Christian Rontini after scoring a penalty kick in the Azkals Development Team's 2-0 victory over Stallion-Laguna in their PFL match at the PFF Naitonal Training Center in Carmona, Cavite. (Photo from PFL) The Azkals Development Team ended its maiden campaign...
Jarvey Gayoso of the Azkals Development Team fights for the ball against a Maharlika defender during their PFL match Friday night. (Photo from PFL) The Azkals Development Team capitalized on a questionable penalty in the second half to beat Maharlika-Manila, 5-0, Friday night in the Philippines...
