NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Monday and added to their gains from last week, as technology companies once again led the way. The S&P 500 rose 52.95, or 1%, to 5,180.74. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 176.59, or 0.5%, to 38,852.27, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 192.92, or...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (Facebook) House Deputy Speaker Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has chided the Chinese not just for their presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but in waters on the...
The inflation rate, or the rate of increase in prices of goods and services, inched up to 3.8 percent in April, as rice prices declined after a three-month surge, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday, May 7. This figure was a bit higher than the 3.7 percent recorded previously...
(Unsplash) Two ranking congressmen from Mindanao have called out China for its propaganda, which they believe is an attempt to create confusion among Filipinos on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Criticizing the Chinese over this...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs (Senate PRIB) House Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez has told the Senate to shift its focus to urgent...
The local stock market rose a day before the government releases the April inflation data as upbeat first quarter corporate results start trickling in. The main index hiked 36.94 points or 0.56 percent to close at 6,652.49 led by the Industrial sector while the Property counter remained weak....
Retired United States Air Force (USAF) General Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) VIRGINIA, United States – Despite the aggressive and coercive actions being done by China in the West Philippine Sea, it is unlikely that a full-blown war will erupt anytime...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal and administrative charges against two police master sergeants who were tagged as among those who shot dead a police captain who engaged their relatives in a shootout in Parang, Maguindanao last week. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said...
Senators expressed support for President Marcos' pronouncement that the Philippines has no plan to put any kind of cannon on its ships. Sen. Francis Tolentino said it's a "pragmatic" and "responsible" decision made by the President to consider the prevailing situation calculated to maintain the...
Philippine Savings Bank (PSB) posted a 23 percent growth in net income to P1.20 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the P976.88 million earned in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its core revenues, comprising of net interest...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Assistant Majority Leader and Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong denounced on Monday, May 6, certain citizens of the country who have chosen to side with...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), committed on Monday, May 6, to further strengthen the legal assistance to all policemen, especially those facing harassment cases in the the performance of their duty. While the PNP has a good pool of lawyers, Marbil...
