Incumbent Governor Nina Ricci Ynares has been reelected as the governor of Rizal Province. Gov. Ynares has garnered 884,132 votes based on the Certificate of Canvass from the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC). Her rival, Jose Velasco got some 59,89 votes, followed by Ronald Perez who...
Investors in the Philippine stock market will be watching out for news on how the mid-term elections was conducted and how the Marcos administration’s candidates fared while also waiting for the release of remittance numbers. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Economist Michael L....
A shabu laboratory was discovered after anti-narcotics authorities barged inside an abandoned residence during the serving of a search warrant operation in Antipolo City, Rizal, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) stated on Saturday, May 10.. In a statement, PDEA noted that the...
The local stock market ended the week higher as investors cheered to announcement of a trade deal between the US and the UK. The main index jumped 68.71 points or 1.08 percent to close at 6,458.20 as Conglomerates led the advance while Miners declined with weaker gold prices. Volume grew to 738...
The Yuchengco Group’s Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation rode on the strength of its consumer loans and credit card portfolios to grow unaudited consolidated net income by 10 percent to ₱2.43 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The bank disclosed to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its...
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) on Thursday, May 8, reported the arrest of the province 's No. 5 most wanted person for repeatedly molesting his 10-year-old neighbor for four years in Antipolo, Rizal. The suspect was identified as "Mark," a resident of Barangay Cupang. He was...
The PSEi bounced back from the previous day’s profit-taking after investor sentiment was buoyed by the low Philippine inflation rate for April plus a number of positive corporate earnings reports. The main index rose by 59.06 percent or 0.93 percent to close at 6,418.69 with the Services sector...
Banker, physicist, coder, professor, financial planner, triathlete, mentor, thought leader – Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) President and CEO Eugene S. Acevedo wears these many hats. His life has been remarkable, though he would readily acknowledge he never walked this path alone. “I...
The Rizal Park and Rizal Monument in Manila lit up in the colors blue and yellow of the European Union’s (EU) flag to mark the celebration of the upcoming Europe Day 2025. A Facebook post by the EU’s Delegation in the Philippines on Sunday, May 4, showed European Union Ambassador Massimo...
A 23-year-old call center agent was robbed by a man he matched with on a dating app and met in person in Barangay San Andres, Cainta, Rizal, on Wednesday, April 30. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said that the victim, “Mar,” arranged to meet the suspect, identified as “CJ,”...
The local stock market ended almost flat as investors continue to wait for fresh economic news amid uncertainty in the global front. The main index inched up 2.69 points or 0.04 percent to close at 6,252.19 with sectoral indices evenly mixed. Volume was still low at 622 million shares worth P4.88...
The Antipolo bakery massacre is considered solved following the arrest and filing of charges against the suspect who killed seven bakery workers, including two minors, on April 22, Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) director Col. Felipe Maraggun said on Saturday, April 26. Maraggun made the...
