The total ban on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) contributed to a significant decrease in the demand for office spaces in the third quarter of the year, property brokerage firm Leechiu Property Consultants (LPC) said. In a statement, LPC said office take-up from July to September...
As interest rates drop and investors take a closer look at "risky" long-term assets, the wealth management arm of Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) anticipates more client investments to achieve 20-percent assets under management (AUM) growth for 2024. BPI Wealth president and chief...
Local stocks will be taking cues from the central bank’s policy meeting but the start of the week may see some bargain-hunting after the market pulled back last week following a rally that lasted five straight weeks. “Trading has toned down as seen in the thinning value turnover and foreigners...
SFA Semicon Philippines Corporation (SSP) has asked the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to suspend the trading of its shares from 9:00 am on Oct. 14 to 9:00 am of Oct. 15, 2024 to give the investing public time to absorb information related to the approval of its planned delisting. The firm...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will hold this year’s edition of the Road to IPO on Oct. 22, 2024 for companies planning to raise capital through the equities market. In a statement, the PSE said the event will feature presentations and discussions on what going public entails. The PSE is...
Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered a thorough investigation into the allegation of the existence of a reward system for every illegal drug personality killed in the past administration’s drug war. Marbil ordered the probe following the...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) successfully hosted a fun run in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Sunday, Oct. 13, which aimed to support the families of its fallen personnel as well as those in the frontlines of the country’s fight for the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Around 4,000 Marines,...
Findings from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) revealed that government programs currently support only one percent of the country’s "best and brightest" students. (DepEd file photo) In a statement issued on Saturday, Oct. 12, EDCOM 2 highlighted that gifted and...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel, as well as other volunteers load packages of relief goods into a Sokol helicopter for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission in Batanes on Oct. 11, 2024. (Photo: PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) facilitated...
The Philippine Lifestyle Sourcing Expo opened on Oct. 10 at the SMX Convention Center Manila and will run until Oct. 12, marking a significant milestone in the sourcing industry. This dynamic event merges two renowned shows—the Philippine Apparel Textile Show & Philippine Sport Show,...
Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Vice. Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (left) is honored by Rear Admiral Francisco G. Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao, during his farewell tour at Camp General Navarro in Zamboanga City on Oct. 10, 2024. Adaci is retiring from the military...
Health advocates called on the government on Friday, Oct. 11, to implement screening mammography as a public health policy to increase breast cancer awareness. Workers install a breast cancer ribbon made of LED strips at the Philtrust Bank main branch along UN Avenue in Manila on October 11, 2024....
