President Marcos has issued Proclamation No. 724 declaring the month of December of every year as the Philippine Architecture Festival - National Architecture Month in recognition of the Philippines being a key player in the global architecture arena. In his Proclamation, signed by Executive...
The observance of All Saints’ Day on Friday, November 1, was generally peaceful, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP spokesperson Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said no untoward incident was monitored in cemeteries, columbaria, memorial parks and other similar places as...
A Philippine Army (PA) personnel assists a young girl in lighting a candle for a tomb at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo: PA) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) encouraged the public to remember troops who served the nation in observance of...
Philippine-assembled electronics—the country's top merchandise export—may be hurt by bigger Chinese production, the World Bank said. In an Oct. 31 report, the Washington-based multilateral lender cited that the Philippines' semiconductor exports shrank 13.8 percent year-on-year in...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assist passengers heading to their home provinces for the observance of "Undas" at the Ormoc City Port Terminal in Ormoc, Leyte on Oct. 31, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored more than 27,000 passengers bound for provinces in various...
Cebu-based fuel retailer Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) is launching its P3.16 billion initial public offering before the year ends to be the last maiden offering at the Philippine Stock Exchange for 2024. The PSE said it has approved the firm’s IPO tentatively slated for Nov. 27...
The PSEi plunged to the 7,100 level as investors cashed out amid uncertainties due to the upcoming US elections and fears of higher Philippine inflation. The main index fell 137.28 points or 1.89 percent to close at 7,142.96 as Banks led the retreat although the Property and Mining counters were in...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino strengthened the country’s ties with the global sports community in the XXVII Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly in Cascais, Portugal, last Wednesday, Oct. 31. Tolentino also met with...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has partnered with Queensland Australia for an exclusive seat sale for travel on PAL’s nonstop flights to Brisbane. With one-way base fares as low as $371, and roundtrip base fares as low as $501, the sale celebrates the expansion of PAL’s Brisbane...
Zobel-led Ayala Corporation is voluntarily asking the Philippine Stock Exchange to suspend the trading of its Preferred “B” Series 2 Shares (APB2R shares) starting Nov. 14, 2024, because it will be redeeming the shares. “We wish to remind the holders of our APB2R shares of our exercise of the...
Manila Bulletin has been a staunch advocate of sustainability since the first MB Sustainability Forum in 2022. The forum promotes conversations about sustainability and serves as a platform to raise awareness about it. Last year, the two-day event called for urgency in addressing...
Motorcycle sales as of end-August zoomed past the one-million mark in the Philippines, where growth in both new units sold and domestic production is the fastest among the five original member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). For Robert Dan J. Roces, economist at the...
