Despite the market’s current weakness, BDO Securities Corporation expects the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) to surge to 7,700 by the end of the year, based on an average earnings growth estimate of 15 percent. The BDO Unibank Inc.’s stock brokerage is urging investors to take advantage...
Stock market investors will be looking to the Philippines’ inflation numbers for August for cues while also monitoring US and Chinese economies for additional motivation. China Bank Capital Corporation Managing Director Juan Paolo Colet said, “this week’s market direction will be shaped by...
The gun-toting former policeman who became viral after figuring in a road rage incident has yet to return his separation pay to the Philippine National Police (PNP) despite being ordered to do so. Sen. Francis Tolentino revealed this yesterday saying Wilfredo Gonzales, who became viral...
MV Joegie 5 runs aground off Calaviti Point in Paluan, Occidental Mindoro on Sept. 1, 2023 while carrying 28,020 bags of cement. All 14 crew members of the cargo vessel were rescued, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. (Photo by PCG) A cargo vessel carrying 28,020 bags of cement ran aground...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez acknowledged on Sunday, Sept. 3 the positive impact on Filipinos that Gilas Pilipinas' dominant win over China will have "beyond the basketball court". "We extend our...
The Senate is a step closer to approving the proposed ‘Tatak Pinoy’ (Proudly Filipino) bill that aims to further develop and empower Philippine manufacturing industries through a wide-ranging, multi-sectoral approach. Sen. Sonny Angara sponsors the committee report of the Tatak...
ARTISTS FOR A CAUSE From left: Maryrose Gisbert, Lydia Velasco, Cesar Arro The Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI) is welcoming the “ber” month season with a back-to-back art exhibit with Mira Art Gallery and Project Hulmahan entitled “Sining sa Kongreso : An Art Exhibit...
The search for the new music director and principal conductor of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) has come to a close as the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announces Polish conductor Maestro Grzegorz Nowak will assume the management of the country’s leading orchestra. The...
WHAT A VIEW A family enjoys the scenic view overlooking the mountains Club Med, pioneer of the all-inclusive holidays, welcomes international travelers back to its five premium resorts in China—Club Med Beidahu, Club Med Changbaishan, Club Med Guilin, Club Med...
DOWN THE DRAIN The Prohibition Era in the US started a federal ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks Over a century ago, the US passed the Volstead Act, a law that sparked the start of the Prohibition era. During this time, the manufacture, transportation, and sale of intoxicating liquors were banned...
By JAMES SAM Planet Earth has sent enough SOS. More and more, we cannot ignore its cry for help. And there’s hope yet—despite all indications that we are running out of time—that we can still save the future or that, at the very least, we are still doing what we can, and we can do a lot, to...
Just moments after the buzzer sounded on the Philippines’ victory over China in its final outing in the FIBA World Cup, social media came alive with raucous chatter, shares, and comments about how the Gilas team was able to get some measure of revenge from the alleged abuses committed by China in...
