Investors will be watching out for signs if Santa Claus will be visiting the local stock market in the last two weeks of trading when the index often rallies before 2021 ends due to positioning for the new year. “Recovery was a major plot-point for equities in 2021, and is likely to spill over to...
The Philippine Navy (PN) deployed its naval assets and personnel in Caraga (Region 13) for aerial inspections and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) missions in the immediate aftermath of typhoon “Odette,” it said Sunday, Dec. 19. The team, through the Naval Forces Eastern...
Senator Richard Gordon is pushing for the bill seeking to institutionalize the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) to assist the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during emergencies, especially in times of natural calamities. In filing Senate Bill No. 2265, Gordon said stressed the need for a...
The Far Eastern University (FEU) is set to offer special programs for uniformed personnel under its partnership with the National Capital Region-Regional Special Training Unit (RSTU-NCR) of the Philippine National Police (PNP). (Photo from FEU) FEU said that under the agreement, it will serve as...
Bienvenido Maranon (Photo from affsuzukicup.com) The Philippine Azkals ended their AFF Suzuki Cup campaign with Bienvenido Marañon scoring a hat trick in a 3-2 victory over Myanmar Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore. Marañon produced all of his three goals in the first half to...
Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon tasked the organization to deploy its humanitarian caravan to Surigao del Norte and Bohol which were severely affected by Typhoon "Odette", it said on Saturday, Dec. 18. Photo from the Philippine Red Cross The said...
Philippine Azkals The Philippine Azkals, already eliminated from semifinal contention, look to wrap up their AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 campaign with a victory on Saturday, Dec. 18 against Myanmar at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore. With the semis no longer in reach, the Azkals are hoping to go out with a...
Maureen Emily Schrijvers BAGUIO CITY—Track specialists Maureen Emily Schrijvers and Bernalyn Bejoy each won two gold medals and in the process made themselves the standard bearers for the national team as the two-day Ayala Philippine Athletics Championship came to a close in chilling conditions...
The local stock market was mixed but managed to close higher on late buying of blue chips. The main index rose 64.4 points or 0.89 percent to close at 7,297.66 with the advance led by the Holding Firms counter while the Industrial and Mining and Oil sectors retreated. PSE_NEW Volume was high at...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon appealed on Friday, Dec. 17, to the public to donate for the affected communities in Visayas and Mindanao due to Typhoon "Odette". Photo from the Philippine Red Cross PRC said that the typhoon caused...
SM Investments Corporation (SMIC), the holding company of the SM Group of Companies, is planning to raise up to P15 billion from a planned bond issuance. The conglomerate plans to issue P10 billion in bonds with an oversubscription option of up to P5 billion. The bonds have been assigned the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (Exchange) has approved the application of Figaro Coffee Group, Inc. (FCG) for the listing of the company's shares, including shares for its P1.78 billion initial public offering. In a statement, Figaro said it will be listing 5.01 billion common shares,...
