With the help of the United States, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) defense readiness posture will be at the optimal level by the end of President Marcos’ term, Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Sunday, April 28. Philippine Ambassador to...
PEACE-MAKER In recent days, the scorching temperature has prompted the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local government units (LGUs) to suspend classes, recognizing the risks posed by prolonged exposure to such extreme weather condition. The heat index in many parts of the country has...
BORONGAN CITY – The Miss Philippines-Earth beachwear competition aims to increase the awareness on how to protect the environment and natural resources. Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda here said the Miss Philippines-Earth held the first-ever beachwear competition by the beach on Thursday,...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental reported total sales of P19,250,439.50 from the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival here from April 15 to 21. Local government unit (LGU) pavilions earned P11,808,939.80, followed by San Miguel/Garden Show with P4,461,985.20, Food Alley...
The Sy family-controlled SM Prime Holdings Inc., one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, is not likely to push through with the $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) of its real estate investment trust this year due to adverse market conditions. SM Prime President...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the Ayala Group’s financial services arm, is confident of sustaining its record-breaking earnings streak for the rest of 2024, after registering all-time high profits for the full-year 2023 and first quarter of 2024. BPI President and CEO Jose Teodoro K....
Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., the investment arm of the Aboitiz Group, expects to improve this year on its performance in 2023 as it starts to benefit from the full year impact of recent major acquisitions. “Suffice to say that we are confident that 2024 will see positive growth as we integrate...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN A high-ranking official of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) has distanced the erstwhile ruling party from former president Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against President...
PEACE-MAKER As of this writing, the international community was troubled as Israel carried out air strikes in Iran as a response to the latter’s unprecedented drone and cruise missile assaults against the former. Iran explained its earlier aerial strike on Israel was in retaliation for an...
GCash, the Philippines’ top finance app and largest cashless ecosystem, reported that it now has nearly half a million users for GStocks PH as it ramps up the reach of its stock investment platform. Last year, GCash had tapped AB Capital Securities, Inc. (ABCSI) to introduce GStocks PH to its...
PEACE-MAKER In our column last Sunday, we said that Pangasinan is a place of diverse culture and heritage and rich natural resources that are highlighted by vibrant festivals celebrated by the different localities, such as the Bangus (milkfish) Festival in our hometown Dagupan City. This...
VisMin developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) has raised P4.28 billion from its follow-on offering of preferred shares including the exercise of the oversubscription option to meet demand. The company formally listed its Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred shares on April 12, 2024, after a listing...
