Stock benchmark tumbled to end the week on a somber note, joining the regional retreat as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drove the peso back toward record lows and clouded the outlook for domestic inflation. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 60.12 points, or 0.94...
Authorities are investigating the possible identification of human skeletal remains that were found at a vegetated uphill part of Sitio Balso in Barangay Calahan, Cardona, Rizal on Thursday, March 5. The Cardona Municipal Police Station said they received a report about the remains through a call...
A woman was arrested during an entrapment operation for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent “Sangla-Tira-Benta” scheme and targeting property renters and buyers in Rizal province, authorities said on Thursday, March 5. The woman was arrested by the operatives from the National Bureau of...
Two gold traders were robbed by four motorcycle-riding men who posed as their clients during a transaction in Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal, on Wednesday, March 4. The Taytay Municipal Police said the victims were supposed to meet the men in Rose Royal Subdivision to buy 50 grams of gold from...
A man was injured after he was stabbed for having an alleged illicit affair with the suspect 's live-in partner in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, Rizal, the Baras Municipal Police said Wednesday, March 4. According to the police, the incident happened on March 1 in Southville 9 after the suspect,...
Local stocks tumbled on Wednesday, March 4, erasing the previous session’s gains as escalating conflict in the Middle East fueled fears that spike in global energy prices will reignite inflation and derail the central bank’s pivot toward monetary easing. The Philippine Stock Exchange index...
Local shares rose slightly on Tuesday, March 3, as bargain hunters stepped in following a two-day retreat, though lingering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and weak breadth of losers capped the recovery. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) climbed 18.55 points, or 0.29 percent, to...
A 48-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his neighbor to death during a heated confrontation in Barangay San Roque, Cainta, Rizal, on Monday, March 2. The Cainta Municipal Police Station (Cainta MPS) said the incident occurred while the victim, identified as “Toti,” was scavenging along...
Four branches of a famous convenience store chain were robbed by riding-in-tandem men from 10:58 p.m. of March 1 to 12:30 a.m. of March 2, taking with them more than P330,000 worth of cash and other items, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) reported. The police said the robbers first...
Authorities are now hunting down a still unidentified suspect who stole around 50 wristwatches, all of which were pieces of evidence kept at the Municipal Trial Court in Cainta, Rizal, on Sunday, March 1. One of the court staff reported the incident on Monday, March 2. According to the Cainta...
Two persons died while three others were injured after a civilian helicopter crashed in Barangay Quisao, Pililla, Rizal, on Tuesday, March 3. Pililla Mayor John Masinsin said the helicopter was carrying five passengers, including two foreign nationals, before it crashed on a grass field at around...
Philippine stocks and the peso tumbled on Monday, March 2, as the threat of an escalating war in the Middle East rattled regional markets, fueling concerns that surging energy costs will derail efforts to tame domestic inflation. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slumped 2.79 percent, or...
