The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped 1.8 percent to 6,450.04 at the end of 2023 from its closing figure on the last trading day of 2022. The bourse said its daily average value turnover was at P6.09 billion in 2023, down by 16.5 percent from 2022’s P7.30 billion average. (L-R): PSE...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that the agency has successfully printed and dispatched over 50 million national IDs for Filipinos who have registered to the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). In a statement, PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said a total of...
PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan (File photo) The year 2023 was a "challenging" period for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as it was mainly marked by the aggressive activities it endured and bravely faced from China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). And so for 2024, the PCG is aspiring...
The Philippine Army shoots dead one of the five alleged Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group fighters who attacked the base of the Bravo Company of the 55th Infantry Battalion in Maguing, Lanao del Sur on Dec. 28, 2023. (Photo by 55IB) An alleged Dawlah Islamiyah (DI)-Maute Group fighter was killed after...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla (Senate PRIB) Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla says he is willing to give his life for the Philippines in the event that regional power China "invades" the country. Padilla, a former action movie actor, made this...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A destroyed illegal firecrackers confiscated in the five provinces of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) area in this camp on Saturday, December 30. PRO 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas, who led the...
CEBU CITY – The provincial government lauded athletes who represented Bohol in the recent Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) in Manila. The Bohol delegation harvested 33 medals – seven golds, 10 silvers, and 16 bronzes. Metodia Maraguinot Jr., head of the Provincial Youth...
China’s military said the US must stop meddling in the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines as the issue has “nothing to do with any third party.” “We urge the US to immediately stop meddling in the South China Sea issue, stop emboldening and supporting the Philippines’...
A dashcam footage of a bus plying the Santolan southbound station in Pasig City shows a police mobile attempting to enter the EDSA bus carousel lane on Dec. 27, 2023. The bus maneuvers to its left to avoid a collision but slams into the metal railings, causing injury to five individuals. (Courtesy...
The local stock market fell on its last trading day of the year as investors preferred to hold on to cash during the long weekend. The PSEi lost 69.07 points or 1.06 percent to close at 6,450.04, dragged down by Conglomerates which fell 3.41 percent. Volume rose to 1.12 billion shares worth P4.88...
Pacific Online Systems Corporation, the lottery unit of Willy Ocier-led Belle Corporation, reported two “game-changing” milestones in 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said its first achievement is the successful launch of the first-ever official E-Lotto of...
The farmgate prices of unmilled rice or palay averaged P21.96 per kilo in November, an increase of 26.6 percent from P17.35 per kilo in the same month a year ago. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report that all regions registered year-on-year growth rates in average farmgate...
