The PSEi extended its gain as investors bought up stocks before the market closed for the week. The main index hiked 42.23 points or 0.60 percent to close at 7,124.84 with the Financials and Services sectors leading the advance although the Property and Mining and Oil counters retreated. PSE...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public on Friday, March 25 to get tested regularly for early detection to prevent transmission and to also get vaccinated or receive booster shots for added protection. Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the University of the East Manila campus in...
There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, March 25. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) "The Philippine Coast...
The local stock market firmed up on optimism over the government’s new agenda to boost the economy. The main index rose 73.18 points or 1.04 percent to close at 7,082.61 as the Mining and Oil counter surged while Banks and the Property sector retreated. Volume improved to 15 billion shares worth...
Philippine Medical Association (PMA) President Dr. Benito Atienza, on Thursday, March 24, said that the possible yearly Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the Philippines will depend on the development of SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes Covid-19. Atienza, during the “Laging Handa” public...
The PSEi managed to end flat on low volume as investors pushed the benchmark back to the green towards the end of the session. The main index eked out a fractional gain of 0.49 of a point or 0.01 percent to close at 7,009.43 with sectoral indices evenly mixed. Volume dropped to 1.4 billion shares...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed on Wednesday, March 23, that it is now capable of conducting surgeries outside of its camp hospitals through the use of specially-designed mobile trucks which could prove critical for the military especially in times of conflict as big as the Marawi siege in 2017....
When Chona Vince Cruz-Abeledo asked young students to draw a scientist, the drawings depicted different scientists: Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, or cartoon character Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory. But what do they all have in common? They are all male. It didn't surprise Abeledo, a molecular...
The Philippines is now closer to its goal of attaining a “lasting and sustainable” peace with the achievements in the peace and security campaign of the Philippine Army (PA), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has disclosed. Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. (right),...
Dividends remitted by the Philippines Ports Authority (PPA) to the government coffers under President Duterte’s watch exceeded the sum it had contributed in more than two decades, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III on Wednesday, March...
The local stock market recovered from the previous day’s losses as investors picked up bargains late in the session. The PSEi rose 52.34 points or 0.75 percent to close at 7,008.94 as Banks led the advance while the Industrial and Mining and Oil counters lagged behind. Volume weakened to 1.11...
In hopes of strengthening the local upstream space sector, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) launched the Integrated Development of a Unified Standard 3U System (InDUS3US). InDUS3US, according to PhilSA, is a project that offers an opportunity to industries and industry engineers to gain...
