The local stock market dipped as investors cashed out for the weekend after the sharp gains made in the last 2 days. The main index shed 17.72 points or 0.24 percent to close at 7,290.03 as sectoral indices were evenly mixed with Banks leading the retreat while the Mining and Oil counter led...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sen. Richard Gordon has reached out to foreign organizations for more support to fund PRC's relief operations for Typhoon Odette victims, the organization said on Friday, Jan. 14. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Jan. 14 that it is looking to lower even more the price of its RT-PRC tests despite being the cheapest one around. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Right now we offer the best-priced RT-PCR test in the country,” PRC Chairman and Chief...
Stocks gains more ground The local stock market continued to rise on belief that the Omicron variant may not derail economic recovery. The main index jumped 92.62 points or 1.28 percent to close at 7,307.75 with the Mining and Oil counter leasing the advance. However, volume dropped to 1.2 billion...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) deployed water tankers to different areas in Negros Oriental and Cebu as part of the humanitarian organization's continuous efforts for communities hit by Typhoon Odette, it said on Thursday, Jan. 13. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC said that...
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has shortened the offer period for its fourth tranche bonds worth P5 billion under its existing P100-billion bond program. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said this is due to overwhelming demand from investors, which includes...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is conducting its own investigation on the killing of one of its personnel who was shot in Pangasinan. PCG spokesperson Comm. Armand Balilo said Apprentice Seaman (ASN) Angelo V. Martinez of the PCG District Southern Tagalog was shot dead by an unidentified gunman...
PSX_20211129_155254 Philippine Airlines (PAL) has cancelled more domestic and international flights from Jan. 13 to 24, 2022 as more of its frontline and support personnel cannot report for work due to precautionary quarantine requirements. "We are also compelled to cancel some international...
The local stock market jumped on positive news here and abroad. The main index rose 129.44 points or 1.83 percent to close at 7,215.13 as the Property and Mining and Oil counters led gains across the board. Volume was lower though at 854 million shares worth P5.95 billion as gainers swamped losers...
Philippine General Hospital Director Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said Wednesday, Jan. 12, that vaccines are the "game-changer" in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Of course, the vaccination is probably the game-changer. The vaccination the...
The Philippine Stock Exchange announced that it will be reverting to shortened trading hours starting Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, “in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant.” In a circular, PSE President Ramon S. Monzon said the bourse will have shortened trading hours...
A lot more health workers are currently infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) compared to the previous surge, the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) director said Wednesday, Jan. 12. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC Philippines, Dr. Gerardo "Gap" Legaspi said there are now 973...
