Lower than anticipated inflation in the US for April boosted local stocks as investors again raise their hopes for an interest rate cut. The main index jumped 69.57 points or 1.06 percent to close at 6,628.20 as the interest rate sensitive Property sector surged while Banks declined. Volume rose to...
ORLANDO (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic overcome Donovan Mitchell’s 50 points and hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-96, on Friday night, May 3, to force a decisive Game 7 in their first-round NBA playoff series. Orlando Magic...
ORLANDO (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Suggs added 24 points and the Orlando Magic handed Cleveland the worst playoff loss in franchise history, winning 121-83 on Thursday night, April 25, to cut the Cavaliers’ lead to 2-1 in their Eastern Conference first-round...
Richest Filipino Manuel B. Villar Jr.’s Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc., one of the country’s leading integrated property developers and the largest homebuilder, registered a 39 percent jump in net income to P10.3 billion last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
La Union 1st district Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega (left), Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) Davao del Norte 1st district congressman and former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez hasn't been seen at work in the...
(From left to right) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., US President Joe Biden, and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (PCO) House Assistant Majority Leader and La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega expects the inaugural trilateral summit...
DAVAO CITY – More than 100 families affected by two fires here on Sunday, April 7, received relief and cash aid from Davao City Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte on Tuesday, April 9. Rep. Duterte’s son, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, led the distribution in Purok 25 and 26 Muslim Village and Purok 4...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, through son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, recently provided assistance to 30 Muslim communities in the first district here in observance of the holy month of Ramadan. MUSLIM leaders receive assistance from Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte...
The local stock market kicked off the first trading day of the second quarter with a substantial hike following strong economic data from China and the US. The main index jumped by 76.28 points or 1.10 percent to close at 6,979.81 as Conglomerates led the advance while the Industrial sector lagged...
Investors in the local stock market will be looking forward to the release of the March inflation numbers this week to see if there will be further delays in the central bank's policy rate cuts. “For the first week of April, investors are expected to look towards upcoming economic data for clues....
From left to right: Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, former president Rodrigo Duterte, Rodrigo Duterte II (Facebook) Former president Rodrigo Duterte is the source of the "wisdom and strength" of his children. This can be...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte on Wednesday, March 27, lashed out at critics who questioned her sister's – Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte – silence on China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea. VICE President Duterte (FB) The...