The body of an eight-year-old girl who was swept away by floodwaters after falling into a canal in Taytay, Rizal, was recovered Friday morning, Aug. 29, in Barangay Anak Pawis, Cainta. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, Aug. 27, when the girl reportedly tried to retrieve her slipper that...
Three men were arrested by the Cainta, Rizal Municipal Police for climbing over a moving trailer truck and stealing some of its cargo on Ortigas Avenue in Cainta, Rizal on Friday, Aug. 29. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said he received a video showing three men raiding a trailer truck carrying large...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped on Thursday, Aug. 28, as investors sold on news that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reduced interest rates as expected. The main index lost 83.15 points, or 1.33 percent, to close at 6,190.19. Banks led the retreat, while miners bucked the...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
Pililla, Rizal Mayor John Masinsin has urged residents to segregate their waste amid concerns over the rising expenses in garbage collection each year. In a recent interview with members of the PaMaMariSan-Rizal Press Corps, Masinsin said he has already called on residents to reduce the volume of...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) bounced back on Wednesday, Aug. 27, recovering most of the previous day’s losses, as investors seized the opportunity to buy bargains in anticipation of an expected rate cut by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The main index jumped 128.10 points,...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) fell on Tuesday, Aug. 26, even when it was expected to be buoyed by prospects of lower interest rates, as investors were more concerned about United States (US) President Donald J. Trump’s firing of US Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Lisa Cook amid the...
Two men, one of them reported to be drunk, were arrested for illegal discharge of a firearm and grave threats in separate shooting incidents in Cardona and Taytay, Rizal. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said both incidents occurred on Saturday, Aug. 23. The first incident took place...
The local stock market was little changed Friday, Aug.22, as investors waited for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) interest rate cut expected next week. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) edged up 3.71 points, or 0.06 percent, to close at 6,281.58. The interest-rate sensitive property...
The body of an unidentified man riddled with bullets was found in Barangay Macabud, Rodriguez, Rizal on Wednesday night, Aug. 20, the Rodriguez Rizal Municipal Police Station said. Based on the police report, a concerned citizen reported the discovery of a male cadaver at around 10:45 p.m. that was...
The main index of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSEi) ended on Wednesday, Aug. 20, flat as investors awaited the results of the Federal Reserve meeting before making any major moves. The PSEi eked out a marginal gain of 0.2 points, or 0.003 percent, to close at 6,277.87. Sectoral indices were...
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG), through Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co. Ltd. (SMFL) is acquiring a 30-percent equity stake in RCBC Leasing and Finance Corp. (RLFC) of Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE),...
