President Marcos' chief economic manager expects further appreciation of the peso against the US dollar, driven by increased remittance inflows during the upcoming holiday season. In a briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto explained that the local currency typically...
Colegio de San Juan de Letran rediscovered its winning ways in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and won two of its three games in the second week of Season 100 festivities. Letran's Pao Javillonar (NCAA Season 100) Despite a setback against Mapua University last September 20, the...
L-R: Agile Zamora, Consul Helen Ong, Dr. Daisy Tabuena, Vivian Caramba, Dr. Rollin Tabuena, Malou Martinez, Shirely Sobremonte, Mags Cue, Bernie Caramba The SJW Building in Paseo de Magallanes was transformed into a beautiful place of style and philanthropy as it hosted the afternoon party...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) is infusing an additional capital of up to P1.6 billion in subsidiary UnionDigital Bank Inc. which has been reported to be booking losses recently. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the bank said its board of directors approved the...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) monetary policy easing cycle is expected to extend until the first half of 2025, to slash the key interest rate to 4.75 percent, according to the think tank Capital Economics. "The central bank [BSP] cut interest rates at its August meeting. With growth set to...
SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP From left: Jordan Tan, The Manila Bulletin head of business development, Philip Cu-Unjieng, The Manila Bulletin columnist, Dr. Raul Destura, Clinical and Translational Research Institute director at The Medical City, Jose Xavier Gonzales, chairman of the board of The Medical...
REFLECTIONS TODAY We hear a beautiful lesson on kinship from the mouth of Jesus. This is not to disdain the value of blood relationship. It is Jesus’ way, rather, to redefine what binds us together in the great family of God: hearing the Word of God and acting on it. Sometimes we are...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Philippine Society for Blood and Bone Marrow Transplantation is holding its eighth post-graduate course this weekend with the theme: Transplant 360°: Stakeholders’ Perspectives on HSCT at the Henry Sy Auditorium, St. Luke’s Medical Center BGC on Sept. 27-28, 2024. As a...
(Unsplash) Hommittee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said he will push the House of Representatives to adopt the proposed Senate measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for tourists to...
Short-term government yields dropped across all maturities due to rising investor demand and anticipation of additional US Federal Reserve rate cuts. On Monday, Sept. 23, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P20 billion through the sale of 91-, 181-, and 364-day IOUs. Total bids amounted...
The Philippines has pledged to become the voice for peace as it stands with the world now working for the future. At the Summit of the Future in New York, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Sept. 23, welcomed the gathering of leaders in an aim to renew the world’s collective...
BuildHub PH, an online marketplace focused on construction, has teamed up with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) to support construction businesses in the country. In a statement, BuildHub PH said its partnership with the Ayala-led bank will offer contractors and hardware stores access to up...
