Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, August 7 renewed his push for the modernization of the country’s military assets so it can effectively deter all kinds of threats and provocations in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairman of the Senate Committee...
The local stock market is seen to open the week with some bargain-hunting following last week’s steep drop although investors will also be taking cues from the release of the Philippines’ second quarter economic growth data as well as the US July inflation numbers. “Given the steep decline...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced that corporate executives of 10 publicly listed companies (PLCs) will be at the forefront of PSE STAR: Investor Day on Aug. 16 and 17, 2023. In a statement, the bourse said these executives will present their financial performance for the first...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced the election of two new independent directors, Peter B. Favila and Andrew Jerome T. Gan, at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting (ASM) held on August 5, 2023. Photo (from left, by row): President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon, Chairman and...
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) reported an 11.6 percent improvement in net income for the first half of 2023 to P417.51 million compared to the same period last year on higher investment income. In a statement, the bourse said its operating revenues were lower by 12.9 percent to P740.09...
Senators on Sunday, August 6 crossed partylines in asking the government to heed the Senate’s recommendations on the West Philippine Sea following the Chinese Coast Guard’s (CCG) illegal use of water cannon against a Philippine vessel. (Philippine Coast Guard/Facebook photo) The CCG used...
The recent water canon incident by China Coast Guard (CCG) against Philippine vessels near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) sparked fresh discussions on the progress of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, with a maritime expert saying it’s time for the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is poised to approve on third and final reading this week the proposed New Philippine Building Act, which will reveal the antiquated Presidential Decree (PD) No.1096 or...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired water cannon and made dangerous maneuvers against an indigenous boat and a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel bringing food and supplies to military troops stationed on BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday,...
When I was in grade 7, I remember watching my English teacher as she was writing a sentence structure diagram on the chalkboard. She paused frozen, then slowly turning to face us as if something had just occurred to her, she declared, “If you want to learn grammar, the best way to do it is to...
By Theresa Dizon-de Vega, Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Sept. 19, 2023 is a day permanently etched in retired Major Maximo Purisima Young’s memory. On this date, Major Young and 1,399 other young Filipino soldiers of the Philippine 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT) landed in the port city...
With the ever-growing popularity of K-Culture in the Philippines, the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization Manila Office (KTO) presents a captivating visual journey: “Mga Kuha sa Korea,” a month-long travel photo exhibit set to run...
