The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued an advisory warning banks and non-banks to be alert and detect clients or customers that are engaged in illegal online gambling and to report these activities to the proper government agencies including the central bank. BSP memo (Circular Letter No....
If you're a sports fan, and an avid user of social media apps then you might want to step back a little because this statement from Kobe Paras is definitely cold. On his Instagram Story update on Thursday, February 4, the UP Fighting Maroon posted a photo of the blue sky captioned: "All social...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) moved up as investors started buying again on improving sentiment. PSE file photo The main index gained 44.29 points or 0.65 percent to close at 6,903.75 with only the Industrial and Services counters declining. Volume was a little higher at 36.2 billion...
Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) has opened a new credit facility that will fund 90 percent of borrowers’ investment requirement, but this is only if the borrower is either a farmer or a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) engaged in the agricultural value chain of certain...
The Land Bank of the Philippines’ (LANDBANK) agricultural loans grew from P236.31 billion in 2019 to P237.62 billion in 2020, more than half of which were given to small, medium, and large agribusinesses. Of the P237.62 billion total outstanding loans, small, medium, and large agribusiness...
The Laguna Heroes routed the Olongapo Rainbow Team 7, 18-3, for their third victory in the All Filipino Conference Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. United States-based Grandmaster Banjo Barcenilla celebrated his 49 th birthday with a...
The Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines wants to waste no time in preparing the women’s softball team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. With softball scrapped from this year’s Vietnam SEA Games, ASAPHIL secretary general Cheska Altomonte said it would be best for the Blu...
Lesser known Kevin Arquero shocked Olympiad veteran and FIDE Master Mari Joseph Turqueza on board two to lift the unheralded Cavite Spartans to a 12.5-8.5 win over the Rizal Batch Towers in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines’ (PCAP) online All-Filipino Conference Wednesday....
Multisectoral groups, comprising of 51 largest and widely-represented private sector associations, have urged for the immediate enactment of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill to boost market confidence, save jobs and provide instant relief to businesses’...
The Philippine government is yet to formally tap the country’s cold chain industry for the handling and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country. Anthony Dizon, president of the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines (CCAP), said in a phone interview that the industry is still...
In a bid to be more accessible to farmers and fishermen, state-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) had set up different ‘Agri-Hubs’ across the country. In a statement, LandBank said that it has established the first four Agri-Hubs in December to bring financial services closer to more...
Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo has been appointed member of the Ethics Committee of the Infant & Pediatric Nutrition Association of the Philippines (IPNAP). Mateo broke the news on Instagram on January 13. "My duty is to focus on participating in discussions revolving around the...
