First Philippine Holdings Corporation, the investment arm of the Lopez Group of Companies, is more than tripling its capital expenditures budget this year to P50 billion from the P15 billion actually spent in 2020. During the firm’s annual stockholders’ meeting, FPHC President Francis Giles...
Late buying allowed the local stock market to close flat as investors continued to sit on the sidelines. The main index eked out a gain of 1.61 points or 0.03 percent to close at 6,199.25 with only the Financials and Services counters in the red. Volume remained weak with 1.63 billion shares...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has apologized for the suspension of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration at a mall in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan following overcrowding of registrants last Wednesday, May 19. "The PSA regrets the overcrowding incident on 19 May 2021...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
The government’s pandemic task force has approved the request of Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) to host the 2021 Swimming National Selection Meet. Philippine Swimming Inc. logo (Philippine Swimming Inc. Facebook) In PTV-4's Laging Handa public briefing on Friday, Presidential Spokesman Harry...
7303 Twelve new players were officially named to the 25-man squad of the Philippine Azkals for the Doha training camp which is a preparation for the upcoming resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers. Midfielders Lloyd Fagerlie, Mark Winhoffer, Oliver Bias, Raphael Obemair and Gerrit...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez (bottom right) meets with Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham Tolentino, Philippine Paralympic Committee President Michael Barredo, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana in an online meeting....
President Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) creating the Philippine Trade Facilitation Committee (PTFC) to comply with the country's commitments under the World Trade Organization-Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO-TFA). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Executive...
Malacañang disclosed that President Duterte was considering meeting with his predecessors to discuss the issues concerning the West Philippine Sea. File photo of President Duterte meeting former presidents Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Fidel Ramos, and Benigno Aquino III in...
Senators on Thursday urged the country’s leaders to discuss, unify and come up with a strong stand on the issues hounding the West Philippine Sea to counter the confusing statements the public is hearing from Malacanang. Senator Grace Poe said convening the National Security Council (NSC) to...
"Stay there." This was what Malacañang told Filipino fishermen despite China's fishing moratorium over the South China Sea, assuring them that they will be protected from those who may try to drive them away. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Four days after the fire hit the Philippine General Hospital (PGH), its emergency room remains closed for admission, according to the facility's spokesperson. Philippine General Hospital (Wikimedia Commons) In an interview with TeleEadyo on Thursday, May 20, Dr. Jonas Del Rosario said PGH "is...
