Fort Santiago was the perfect space for this art exhibit, imbibing the art pieces with a unique old-world charm "Art is long, and time is fleeting…" to paraphrase a famed line by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. And like the sudden gust of strong sea wind, this solo exhibit by...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed that the Bank of the Philippine Islands’ P5-billion 1.5-year Peso Fixed-Rate Bonds due 2024 called BPI Reinforcing Inclusive Support for MSMEs Bonds (BPI RISE Bonds) has qualified as ASEAN Social Bonds. The bank said in a disclosure to the...
There was no lucky winner for the jackpot prize of Mega Lotto 6/45 worth P82,369,895.40 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Wednesday, Dec. 14. PCSO / MANILA BULLETIN The correct combination was 07-11-02-17-30-38. PCSO said 37 bettors hit the second prize...
The Senate approved on Wednesday, December 14 a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the continuous harassment and intimidation tactics of Chinese armed forces in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The unnumbered resolution was introduced by Senator Francis ‘’Tol” Tolentino. It was...
Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ N. Tolentino on Wednesday, December 14 urged members of Congress, the country’s maritime security forces and diplomats to ensure that the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea are protected and enhanced. In a privilege speech during the last day of the...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) inked a partnership for space research, development, and data mobilization. Courtesy of Emirates News Agency Among the issues that these initiatives will focus on are disaster management, emergencies, food...
The local stock market moved up after news that US inflation slowed down in November, boosting hopes of less aggressive interest rate hikes. The main index added 32.69 points or 0.50 percent to close at 6,615.07 as Conglomerates led the advance but the Property counter stayed in the red. Volume...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) raised this year’s growth forecast for the Philippines on stronger-than-expected domestic demand, but it expects the expansion to move at a much slower pace next year due to financial tightening and global headwinds. Based on the latest supplement to the Asian...
Over 200 Filipino and foreign stakeholders have supported the Manila Declaration on Creating Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Systems in the country, which expands the access to evidence-based health treatment for drug users and discharge reforms for an improved criminal justice system. The...
Digitization is the highest priority of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) at present, General Manager Jay Santiago said. "Once everything is done online, prolonged waiting of passengers will be avoided and inconvenience at trips will be prevented," he underscored. The PPA management staunchly...
Filipinos may soon directly fly to Brussels in Belgium while Europeans can explore Manila and use it as an entry point to neighboring Southeast Asian countries after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s meeting in Europe yielded discussions on the need to connect the two countries....
EDITORIAL As Christmas Day nears, here’s a bit of good news from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The country’s employment rate in October 2022 stood at 95.5 percent, “the highest rate recorded since January 2020, and registered to have bounced back from pre-pandemic levels.” This...
