Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday, Jan. 22, dubbed her volunteers and supporters' crowdsourcing activities as the best type of campaign donations since these have “no strings attached". Vice President Leni Robredo speaks during “The Jessica Soho Presidential...
Sputnik vaccines Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has showed a "strong protection" against the highly infectious Omicron coronavirus variant, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology said on Thursday, Jan. 20. “Sputnik...
Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corp. (Manulife IM Philippines) launched a new unit investment trust fund (UITF) focused on the technology sector. Manulife Global Technology Equity Feeder Fund will offer a growth-oriented, professionally managed and diversified approach to investing in the...
Sen. Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson Sr. (Facebook) Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson Sr. has said he would love to see his campaign against pork barrel featured in the movies. On Facebook, Lacson said he hopes this controversial issue will be one of the highlights of his biopic, given the chance a movie company...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday appealed to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the banking community to suspend the collection of fees on online money transfers while COVID-19 cases continue to rise. Gatchalian said it would also be better if financial institutions and companies...
Pag-IBIG Fund has allocated P5- billion in Calamity Loans to help its members affected by typhoon Odette, its top executives announced on Wednesday (Dec. 22). “In times like these, Pag-IBIG Fund is always ready to help members through our Calamity Loan Program. That is why the Pag-IBIG Board has...
House Deputy Speaker and Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab has suggested tapping the remaining Quick Response Fund (QRF) of various national government agencies to help raise the P10 billion fund promised by President Duterte as assistance to those affected by Typhoon "Odette." Ungab in a statement said...
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has activated the “Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for Media Workers” to assist media workers in areas affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette (international name: “Rai”). (NUJP Facebook Page) The Nonoy Espina Emergency Fund for...
slashnext-pakistan-office Ayala Corporation's Active Fund, the country's largest venture capital fund, joined a team of investors to secure $26 million in Series B venture capital financing for SlashNext, the leader in SaaS-based spear-phishing and human hacking defense across digital channels and...
Pag-IBIG Fund members have saved more than P52 billion in the last 10 months, breaking yet another record for the period and exceeding full year figures from before the pandemic, top agency officials announced on Wednesday (Nov.24). From January to October 2021, the amount collectively saved by...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The IMF on Thursday urged advanced economies in the G20 to extend and improve their debt relief initiative, warning that many countries face a dire crisis without the help. (FILES) In this file photo an exterior view of the building of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with...
Though she is one of the initial authors of the proposed Coconut Levy Fund law when she was still a member of the 16th Congress, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said she has objections to the new version signed by President Duterte into law earlier this year. Presidential aspirant...
