Late buying nudged up the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) benchmark index as investors picked up bargains following steep losses in past days. The main index inched up by 6.72 points or 0.11 percent to close at 6,335.91 as the Services sector did the heavy lifting while the Industrial and Mining...
The local stock market fell further as investors continued to worry over the Philippines' and China's economies. The main index fell by 76.72 points or 1.20 percent to close at 6,329.19 as the Property sector led the retreat although Miners managed to advance. Volume was higher at 716 million...
NAIA (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Will this finally get rid of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's (NAIA) enduring tag as among the worst airports in the world? Makati City 2nd district Rep. Luis Campos Jr. bared Sunday, Aug. 13 that...
WORD ALIVE The gospel for this 19th Sunday relates about our Lord walking on water. Somebody joked that he did this because he could not afford the exorbitant fare charged by the profiteering boat owners! * * * When Jesus was walking on the Sea of Galilee at about three o'clock at...
Stocks drop further on weak economic data The PSEi ended the week lower as investors sold down stocks after the Marcos government reported a much lower-than-expected economic growth rate. The main index lost 43.75 points or 0.68 percent to close at 6,405.91 as the Services counter led...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s overseas trips are one of the main drivers of the increasing employment rate in the country, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) ECOP...
Luis Manzano was not among those charged by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) relating the complaints it received concerning Flex Fuel Petroleum Corporation. Charged with the crime of syndicated estafa at the Taguig Prosecutor's Office were Ildefonso "Bong" Medel Jr. as with 11 officials...
The local stock market fell after the government reported slower economic growth for the second quarter of 2023. The main index lost 80.79 points or 1.24 percent to close at 6,449.66 as the Mining and Oil counter led all sectors in the retreat. Volume was still weak at 513 million shares...
The local stock market rose back to the 6500 level as investors cheered the stronger employment numbers and a lower trade deficit figure. The main index added 57.48 points or 0.89 percent to close at 6,530.45 as the Services sector led the advance while the Mining and Oil counter lagged...
WORD ALIVE Did you know that Jesus mentioned “television” in the gospel? After the Transfiguration at Mt. Tabor, he said: “Tel-e-vision to no one.” (Mark 9,9). The gospel in this 18th Sunday does not relate about television but the vision of Jesus’ transfiguration (cf. (Mk 9,2-10). The...
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization, has called on the Filipino youth “to spread the influence of Jesus.” Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (Vatican News) “We are all inhabitants, residents of the digital world, a world that is heavily populated...
WORD ALIVE In today’s Sunday gospel, Jesus Christ relates about the Kingdom of heaven which is likened to a treasure buried in a field. A person finds it, hides it and sells all that he has and buys that field. The other parable is similar to the previous one wherein a merchant finds a pearl of...
