Archbishop-elect of Manila Cardinal Jose Advincula will receive his “red hat” on May 28. Cardinal Jose Advincula of Capiz and the archbishop-elect of Manila. (COURTESY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CAPIZ) CBCP News said Advincula will receive his red hat in a ceremony to be held at the Immaculate...
One of the two victims plowed by a truck outside the city hall of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan and who were in critical condition at a hospital has died on Tuesday. Analyn Somooc, 54, a resident of Barangay Graceville, succumbed to multiple rib fracture, according to her daughter, Abegail, and the...
At least nine people were reportedly hurt after the truck driven by a 50-year-old male who suffered a heart attack and later died, plowed into dozens of people outside the city hall of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Tuesday morning. Police identified the driver as Herminio Verona, a city hall...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Images of Indian people gasping for breath and dying in cramped hospital rooms, screams of parents and children beseeching emergency medical care for a family member or who lost a loved one, and widespread cremations and burials are deeply...
Food and beverage firm RFM Corporation reported a 51 percent jump in its net income for the first three months of 2021 to P320 million due to stronger sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, RFM said this is due to the sustained topline growth in milk, pasta, and flour, as well as...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation reported a 272 percent surge in attributable consolidated net income to P7.0 billion in the first quarter of 2021 although core profits declined. In a media briefing, MPIC President Jose Ma. K. Lim said the firm’s bottomline benefitted from the gain...
State gaming regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is set to legalize operations of electronic cockfighting, also known as online sabong or e-sabong, to shore up revenues due to urgent needs of the government for funds amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House (Opening statement of Hon. Jose de Venecia, founding chairman and chairman of Standing Committee, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP); former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines;...
Six parish churches in the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro have been closed after its priests tested positive for coronavirus. ARCHDIOCESE OF CAGAYAN DE ORO/MB These parish churches are Jesus Nazareno and San Isidro, both in the city; and Our Lady of Candelaria in Tagoloan, Inmaculada Concepcion in...
To help ensure the effective administration of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the country, the International Chamber of Commerce Philippines (ICCP), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) have organized a virtual meeting of experts and...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House We are delighted that our son, Congressman Christopher de Venecia, spearheaded the restoration of the home economics building of our old school, the Dagupan Elementary School, now West Central Elementary School, which served as the brief...
Union Bank of the Philippines reported a 79 percent surge in net income to P4.7 billion in the first three months of 2021 from the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said first quarter earnings is also 53 percent higher than the last three months of...