The local stock market weakened as investors booked profits ahead of the weekend and rising new COVID-19 cases. The main index shed 36.37 points or 0.55 percent to close at 6,544.63 with sectoral indices evenly mixed. Volume remained low at 4.91 billion shares worth P6.28 billion as gainers...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The country’s top government sports official serves as the special guest of honor in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on Saturday at the TV5 Media Center. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is requesting the Armed Forces of the Philippines for a renewal of detailed service to military athletes and coaches serving at the frontlines during the pandemic. In a letter to AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito E. Sobejana (PA) dated March 22, PSC...
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Benjamin Madrigal assured that the farmers’ representatives that will join the reconstituted PCA Board will be selected solely by farmers without the influence of the government. In a phone interview with Business Bulletin, Madrigal assured...
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...
Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) wrote to Tariff Commission Chairperson Marilou Mendoza to raise the tariff on HS 0203 meat of swine (fresh, chilled, or frozen) to 44 percent. The formal proposal was also forwarded to Senator Cynthia Villar, who also serves as chairperson of the senate...
Commissioner Ramon Fernandez of the Philippine Sports Commission said that skipping the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam is a possibility due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. Fernandez said he is concerned about the latest development as more Filipinos are getting infected, with...
The local stock market plunged almost 200 points after government tightened lockdown measures while US bourses also weakened. The PSEI fell 194.75 points or 2.94 percent to close at 6,436.10 as share fell across the board. Volume rose to 3.53 billion shares worth P10.41 billion as losers beat...
Tokyo Olympic-bound boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Irish Magno (Handout photo) The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has shed light on the recent social media clamor of Olympic-bound boxers Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial. ABAP, in a statement Friday, March 19, explained...
In this file photo, athletes of the Philippine delegation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games wave their mini-flags before being crowned as the overall champions. (MB File Photo) The Philippine Sports Commission has approved the lineup for the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as training...
Centro Escolar University performing groups took on the virtual stage for a concert titled “Magsimula Ka!” in celebration of the National Arts Month on February 27, 2021, led nationwide by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The CEU Folk Dance Troupe, CEU Concert Band, CEU...
The local stock market suffered a steeper fall as reality sets in on how bad the COVID-19 situation is being handled, raising fears of a reverting to more restrictions in the year-long lockdown. Photo credit: https://www.pse.com.ph The PSEi plunged 176.09 points or 2.62 percent to close at 6,552.46...
