Stocks surged on Tuesday, Feb. 3, reclaiming the 6,400 level as investors shrugged off recent volatility in favor of an optimistic growth outlook and a massive government spending plan. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) climbed 104.88 points, or 1.67 percent, to finish at...
A father and his son were arrested for allegedly beating and stabbing a man to death in Barangay Kay-Buto, Tanay, Rizal on Sunday, Feb. 1. According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the incident occurred after the 48-year-old victim, identified as “Joel,” encountered...
A plan to build a Rizal Exhibition Hall within the National Museum was proposed to President Marcos, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos met with National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Chairperson Andoni Aboitiz in Malacañang on...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Monday, Feb. 2, declined as cautious investors took note of geopolitical tensions while also waiting for the release of January inflation data. The main index dropped 31.89 points, or 0.5 percent, to close at 6,297.08. Miners plunged due to the fall of...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Friday, Jan. 30, bounced and recovered most of the previous day’s losses as the lower economic growth rate may lead to another policy rate cut. The main index jumped by 105.61 points, or 1.7 percent, to close at 6,328.97. Banks surged, while miners...
Philippine stocks suffered their steepest decline in months, tracking a selloff that erased more than two percent of the benchmark index’s value after government data showed economic growth stumbled to a near five-year low. The disappointing gross domestic product (GDP) figures triggered a broad...
A man pretending to be mentally ill was arrested by the Rodriguez Rizal Police on Wednesday, Jan. 28, after breaking in and trying to rob a convenience store in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal. Based on the police report, the store 's staff spotted the suspect on CCTV suspiciously roving...
Yuchengco-led Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) plans to sell fixed-rate peso bonds as it taps the remaining ₱101 billion of its ₱200 billion debt program to fund asset growth and refinance maturing obligations. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, RCBC said that proceeds from...
Senior citizens in Angono, Rizal, no longer need to travel to health facilities in the municipality to access medical services under the new local government’s "Doc-To-Door" program. In a statement, Angono Mayor Gerardo Calderon said that the program is the new initiative of the Municipal Health...
Local stocks climbed for the second consecutive session as a strengthening peso and a narrowing trade gap bolstered investor confidence ahead of key economic growth data. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) advanced 48.88 points, or 0.78 percent, to finish at 6,355.78 on Wednesday, Jan. 28....
A 14-year-old boy buying medicine for his sick brother was robbed by three men in Antipolo City, Rizal on Monday, Jan. 26. Based on the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the victim was walking along Epheta Road in Barangay San Isidro to buy medicine for his younger brother,...
Authorities are hunting down two men who allegedly robbed a customer of a vulcanizing shop, taking a gold necklace worth P127,000 at gunpoint in Morong, Rizal on Monday, Jan. 26. The Morong Municipal Police Station (Morong MPS) said the incident occurred at a vulcanizing shop along National Road in...
