Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has assured the public that the construction of the New Senate Building (NSB) remains on track. The Senate, he said, is now focused on reducing costs without compromising its design and quality. “We are doing our best to maintain the aesthetics and...
Zobel-led Bank of the Philippine Islands has successfully tapped the international capital markets to raise $800 million, its largest issuance size in a single transaction, which it will use for refinancing and general corporate purposes. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank...
REFLECTIONS TODAY Gospel • Mark 12:28-34 Jesus quotes the Shema (Dt 6:4) in responding to the scribe who, like many Jews, is anxious to know which of the 613 prescriptions in the Torah is the most important. The command to love God with one’s whole person and everything in one’s power,...
Korean alt pop band The Rose will be making their comeback to the music scene with the release of the new mini-album “WRLD.” “WRLD” will be released on May 30, or over one-and-a-half year hiatus of the band. The new album promises to blend the familiar sounds of their early work...
Stay strong. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa This was Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s advise to former president Rodrigo Duterte who is currently detained at The Hague, Netherlands. Duterte will celebrate his 80th birthday on March 28, 2025. The reelectionist senator...
The Marcos administration plans to borrow ₱735 billion in the second quarter of 2025, a 17 percent increase over the first quarter's planned ₱629 billion, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed. From April to June, the government intends to borrow ₱325 billion in Treasury bills...
Veronica "Kitty" Duterte and her mother, Honeylet Avanceña, arrived in The Hague, Netherlands at past 12 noon on Wednesday, March 26 (Netherlands time), to visit former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained there for crimes against humanity of murder. Kitty Duterte (center) and...
Economists at Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) believe that the plan of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters, especially overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs), to protest his detention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague through a “zero-remittance week” could do...
(File photo by Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urged Filipinos to go out and cast their vote in the upcoming midterm election on May 12 as it is the “best way” for their voices to be heard. AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla also appealed...
Bankers Florido P. Casuela (left) and Edwin R. Bautista (right) Taipan Lucio Tan’s Philippine National Bank is replacing its current President and CEO Florido P. Casuela with former Union Bank of the Philippines President Edwin R. Bautista effective April 29, 2025. In a disclosure to the...
NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that it has 10,260 megawatts (MW) of available transmission capacity, with a significant portion allocated to Luzon. Specifically, NGCP said Luzon has approximately 6,573 MW, Visayas has...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the financial services arm of the Zobel-led Ayala Group, is planning to raise funds from the overseas debt market by offering foreign exchange derivatives (FXD) or floating rate notes (FRN). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said it has...
