K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa made her way again into the Billboard Hot 100 chart in a little over a month. Billboard announced on Nov. 2 that Lisa’s song “Money” debuted at No. 90 on the Nov. 6-dated Hot 100 chart. BLACKPINK's Lisa dresses up as “Yeong-hee," the giant doll in the...
Foreign portfolio investments in September reversed to a net outflow of $24 million versus the previous month’s net inflow of $12 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Thursday, Oct. 28. 42027 The $24 million net outflows are lower than the $494 million net outflows registered in...
Vice President Leni Robredo clarified on Wednesday, Oct. 27, that she is not condoning the act of vote-buying, but merely stating the realities on the ground. Vice President Leni Robredo (Solid Leni Bicol/Facebook) Robredo, who is in hot water over the issue, pointed out during a briefing held in...
Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo has no problem with voters accepting money from politicians during the campaign season, but she urged them to vote according to their conscience. Vice President Leni Robredo meets virtually with members of Kasambahay for Leni on October 26,...
Comedian-talent manager Ogie Diaz has revealed some little-known details concerning the marriage of Kylie Padilla and Aljur Abrenica. On his recent vlog, Ogie noted how the pandemic hit both hard financially. In fact, the last time he spoke with the two, they told him they were selling their...
Money matters in politics, and that resource has been a key difference in the lead up to the May 2022 elections when compared to the previous polls in 2019. (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who by his own admission is a frustrated senatorial candidate, gave this...
Digital Payment Adoption in Asia Pacific_Landscape Cash remains as king in the Philippines and Asia Pacific (APAC), at least for now, with 70 percent of respondents in Kaspersky's latest study, still using physical notes for day-to-day transactions. However, 58 percent are already using mobile...
A retired labor attache’s neglect to demand payment for differentials in payment of allowances during his stint abroad has cost him nearly P2-million in money claims from government. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c In a recent decision, the Commission on Audit-Commission Proper...
WORD ALIVE Fr. Bel San Luis How hard it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God” (Mk 10:25). * * * The words of Jesus are very disturbing and threatening for the rich. What does the...
The fund management firm of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Philippines) unveiled a unit investment trust fund (UITF) that seeks to preserve capital and generate income by investing in fixed income securities and deposits. In a statement, Manulife Investment Management Philippines (Manulife...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In a previous post, I cited the sad cases of sports heroes of yesteryears, who earned huge fortunes but eventually ended up poor because they failed to manage their resources well. A prime example was the late great Joe Louis who had to fight past retirement age just...
For more than six decades, one of the country’s leading pawnshops, Villarica has continuously served the Filipino public with a host of services that have evolved with the changing, and digital, times as well as the needs of the Filipinos. Boasting of having one of the highest, if not the highest...
