The number of stock market accounts at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has grown by 11.3 percent to 1.91 million as of the end of 2023 from 1.71 million accounts in 2022. The PSE’s annual Stock Market Investor Profile report showed that the growth was mainly due to new accounts opened through...
Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla (left, Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. (Facebook) Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla's Facebook greeting to his parents Cavite 2nd district Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla and Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr....
Businessman Ramon S. Ang fearlessly tackled the issue of high electricity and fuel prices in the country compared to its neighbors during the Philippine Economic Briefing on Monday, May 27. Ang, widely known as RSA, used the panel discussions at the forum, which included Budget Secretary Amenah...
EDITORS DESK One could dream of basking in the Olympic glory and taking home one shining piece of metal that can symbolize a country's successful program. Certainly a goal for many, but only doable for the chosen few. They say standing atop the podium is a once in a lifetime moment, but earning a...
Funds managed by leading global investment firm KKR is investing a yet undisclosed amount in the Del Rosario’s PHINMA Education Holdings Inc., a leading private higher education group and the education arm of PHINMA Corporation. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), PHINMA said...
TACLOBAN CITY – Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate expressed optimism that investors will increase in their municipality following the declaration of Stable Internal Peace and Security on Friday, May 17. "There is no prosperity if there is no peace," the mayor said during the signing of a...
The Sandiganbayan reset to June 21 the resolution of the demurrer to evidence filed by then Senate president and now Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile who sought the dismissal of his P172 million plunder case. The resolution of Enrile's demurrer, which had been allowed by the...
Del Rosario-led PHINMA Corporation reported that its consolidated net income inched up 1.3 percent to P490.9 million in the first quarter of 2024 from the P484.56 million earned in the comparative period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said core consolidated...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that its net income surged 61 percent to P14.5 billion (before accounting for foreign exchange adjustments) in the first quarter of 2024 versus the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm...
San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. (SMFB), one of the core units of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, reported that its consolidated operating income climbed 13 percent to P13.1 billion, fueled by increased sales in its Food and Spirits divisions. Based on its Philippine Stock...
The upturn in sales had propelled 16 percent rise in the first quarter net income of leading player Petron Corporation to P3.93 billion from last year’s three-month outcome of P3.4 billion. Petron indicated that the profitability climb had been registered across operational chains of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The local government of Palompon, Leyte, through the Palompon Dialysis Center, offers free dialysis not only to its residents but also to people in the fourth district of Leyte. THE PALOMPON Dialysis Center. Mayor Ramon Oñate said that the initiative is part of his...
