WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Today is the feast of Christ the King. When Jesus was crucified, a wooden sign ( caratola ) was nailed over his head with the inscription INRI, which is “ Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum”; in Latin; in English, ...
In this file picture taken on October 24, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez reacts shouting after missing a goal opportunity during the Spanish League football match between Atletico Madrid and Real Betis at the Wanda Metropolitan stadium in Madrid. (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)...
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...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Do you still remember the Filipina singer Jessica Sanchez, who almost made it to first place in the highly popular show “American Idol”? Winning the second place was a huge achievement. Jessica was the youngest contestant at 16 and on the verge of elimination...
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....
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...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Sometime ago, a news item in the US relates about how burglars broke into a New York firm. This wouldn’t have raised eyebrows at all since the incident took place in notorious New York. What made it amusing was that it happened to a company that manufactured...
The local stock market surged at the start of the US elections as investors look forward to an end in the guessing game over who will lead the world’s most influential economy in the next four years. The PSEi rose 128.49 points or 2.03 percent to close at 6,464.05 as share prices rose...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD Somebody quipped, “At his funeral, an atheist (non-believer in God) is all dressed up but with with nowhere to go.” Part of the feast of the Commemoration of the Saints and of Souls is to remind us Christians where to go after death. * * * For us believers and...
The local stock market managed to rise a few points after opening weaker as the listing of Converge ICT failed to inject excitement among investors. PSE file photo (Photo credit: https://www.pse.com.ph) The main index gained 7.13 points or 0.11 percent to close at 6,491.19 withe sectoral indices...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel R. San Luis, SVD The heart-rending case of the detained activist Reina Mae Nacino and her three-month-old baby River went viral over the deplorable way she was treated. The poor child after she was born on July 1 was separated from her mother and left to the care of the...
The local stock market ended flat yesterday as investors remain cautious amid lack of fresh news. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) eked out a gain of 2.07 points, or 0.03 percent, to settle at 5,925.30 with only the Holding Firms and Services counters in the red. Volume improved to 2.79...
