What’s in store for Philippine taekwondo for the year 2025 and beyond – its directions, goals and expectations – will be tackled assiduously as the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) holds its annual National Instructor’s General Assembly Meeting on Sunday, Jan. 12, at the Ninoy Aquino...
Operatives of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group confiscate P46 million worth of allegedly smuggled ukay-ukay during a raid in two warehouses in Meycauayan City, Bulacan on Jan. 8, 2025. Five persons were arrested during the operation. (Photo: CIDG) The Philippine National Police...
Think tank Oxford Economics sees the Philippines and other emerging markets (EMs) continuing to dominate the global growth rate rankings in the next two years. According to Oxford Economics, the Philippine economy will expand by 13 percent by 2026, which would allow the country to secure the 11th...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is looking at sending the men’s national team to various foreign training camps in the coming months in preparation for its participation in the FIVB Men’s World Championships in September that the country is hosting. PNVF President Ramon...
A massive crowd surrounds the revered image of Jesus Nazareno as it makes it way back to Quiapo Church from the Quirino Grandstand during the "Traslacion" on Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) Around 7.4 million devotees participated in this year’s “Traslacion” in...
PNB President Florido P. Casuela holds the Best Branded Digital Ad trophy for the PNB Every Step Together ad campaign received from the 46th Catholic Mass Media Awards. He is flanked by PNB Senior Vice President and Marketing Group Head, Jennifer Y. Ng (right) and PNB Senior Manager and Marketing...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up by 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in November to 3.4 percent in December. PEOPLE buy goods in a market in Jaro, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “The uptrend in the Western Visayas inflation rate in December 2024 was mainly due to the faster...
Despite a slight narrowing of the trade deficit, the country’s exports and imports slumped to five-month lows in November due to storms and a weakening global economy. The country's trade balance, or the difference between the value of exports and imports, amounted to a deficit of $4.77 billion...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has revised its list of Shar'iah-compliant stocks, adding and removing companies to maintain ethical investment options for Muslim investors. The number of Shari'ah-compliant stocks listed on the local bourse has decreased to 53 as of Dec. 25, 2024, from 56 on...
While other developing countries in Southeast Asia could suffer severely from looming US tariff rate hikes, HSBC sees the Philippines as well-positioned to weather these risks. During a media briefing on Jan. 8, Aris Dacanay, ASEAN economist at HSBC Philippines, said that unlike its neighboring...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Wednesday, January 8, that they are working on a separate resolution that seeks to investigate the apparent failure of banks and other financial institutions to flag suspicious transactions of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). "Kasi nga yan yung isang...
Zambales 1st district Rep. Jefferson Khonghun (PPAB) House Assistant Majority Leader Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun is up in arms over the reported presence of a giant China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel in the waters off his...
