Unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic despite stricter quarantine restrictions amid Omicron surge in January, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, March 18. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 2.93 million in the first month...
The local stock market continued to recover lost ground as share prices rose across Asia. The main index jumped 96.0 points or 1.37 percent to close at 7,122.45 on Thursday, March 17, as Banks led the charge while the Mining and oil counter retreated. Volume was relatively stable at 1.43 billion...
Retailers need to recalibrate their digital transformation strategies in the "never normal" scenario of the continuing pandemic. SAP Industry Business Architect – Retail and Consumer Products Gabriel Lorenzo Santos underscored this need in a recent virtual event, ‘Retail Reimagined: How...
EJ Obiena The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board suspended the national sports associations (NSAs) of athletics and tennis during its special meeting Thursday, March 17. POC President Bambol Tolentino said the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) was...
A pioneering Philippine-based global EdTech company has partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd) and various schools, colleges, and universities to accelerate educational technology transformation nationwide through education computing. Cloudswyft Education Partners Cloudswyft Global...
A non-government organization (NGO) advocating for the welfare of Filipino fishermen urged the national government Wednesdsy, March 16, to act on the reported overfishing of Chinese commercial vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). (File photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard/MANILA BULLETIN)...
Whoever wins the presidential elections on May 9 should take advantage of the growing momentum of international support and evolving foreign and security policies toward the Indo-Pacific region so that the Philippines could respond more decisively to China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea...
The local stock market managed to recover from early losses to push the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) into positive territory at the close of the day’s trading. The main index inched up 6.53 points or 0.09 percent to close at 7,026.45 on Wednesday, March 16, with the Mining and Oil...
Admiral Artemio Abu, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has been elected as the new chairperson of an inter-government council that seeks to combat at-sea piracy and armed robbery in the entire Asia. Admiral Artemio Abu, Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (Courtesy of PCG) Abu...
Philippine National Bank reported that its net income surged to P31.7 billion last year, 12 times higher than the bottom line income in the previous year mainly due to a property-for-share swap with a subsidiary. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, March 16, the bank said...
MB File Photo The Philippine men’s volleyball team seeks more experience in its upcoming training in Qatar when it guns for another podium finish in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. Though team coach Dante Alinsunurin is not making any predictions, the veteran mentor aims...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) partnered recently with Ricky Reyes for its Health and Beauty Caravan in Rizal and Marikina that aims to serve 2,000 individuals. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) The health and beauty caravan started last March 14, with the goal to provide health...
