The local stock market ended below the 6,400 level despite a strong start as investors sold down shares in late trades. The main index lost 19.24 points or 0.30 percent to close at 6,390.83 led by the decline of the Mining and Oil sector while Property and Services managed to advance. Volume rose...
More than 500 Metro Manila policemen were dismissed from the service while at least 800 more were punished since July last year as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) stepped up its internal cleansing against erring cops. NCRPO director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said the...
Terrence Romeo had his recovery period from a calf injury cut short just to help a San Miguel team badly needing an offensive lift through the first three games of PBA Philippine Cup Finals series. Terrence Romeo endures hurting calf just to help San Miguel in the PBA Philippine Cup finals...
(PCG) Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores says the best option to restore freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is through the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones bill. In a statement, Flores said this proposed...
On June 5, 2024, a new addition came to the halls of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Manila City. It was not a painting nor a sculpture, but a taxidermy mount of a Philippine eagle named Geothermica. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the National Museum of...
Sean Chambers is setting out to fully realize another dream in the Philippines, where all his other dreams have come true before. FEU head coach Sean Chambers (Filoil EcoOil Sports) The 59-year-old American has signed a coaching deal with the Far Eastern University Tamaraws in the...
PBA Philippine Cup finalists San Miguel and Meralco wore Philippine Olympian-themed shirts with the names of the athletes who qualified for the Paris Games on the back before Game Four at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, June 12. (PBA Images) The gesture underscores the PBA’s support of...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels at Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has taken initiatives to prevent China’s maritime forces from arresting Filipinos who will access...
A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) Flag-raising activity is a normal occurrence...
After the heartbreak in Hanoi that ended a hopeful run, the Philippine men’s national football team suffered yet another painful defeat after yielding to Indonesia, 0-2, in the preliminary joint qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday night, June 11, at the Gelora...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said that about 255 former offshore gaming operations, previously known as “POGOs,” may have been operating illegally in the country. Alejandro Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said these 255 POGOs had their overseas gaming...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it has begun a Phase 2 review of a proposed joint venture involving independent tower companies in the country to fully assess the impact on competition after the Phase 1 review. In a statement on Tuesday, June 11, the anti-trust body said that the...
