The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned initial public offering (IPO) of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. for next month, aiming to raise a maximum of ₱45.8 billion. The Commission En Banc, on May 30, resolved to render effective the registration statement of Maynilad,...
Lopez-led First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) is focusing on the growth of its power generation and real estate businesses, which are being allocated the bulk of the group’s planned investments amounting to ₱57 billion this year. On the sidelines of the firm’s annual stockholders’...
After its weak performance last week, the local stock market will now be waiting for the release of the country’s inflation data for cues as to which direction to take. “Next week, the local market is expected to take cues from various economic data. Primarily, investors are expected to watch...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he engaged in a verbal tussle with some young Chinese nationals who allegedly posed as journalists and confronted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. over the South China Sea (SCS)...
Vice President Sara Duterte simply laughed off the appointment of Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Nicolas Torre III, who led the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte in March, as the new PNP chief. Vice President Sara Duterte and new...
In the span of just a few months, the Philippines bid farewell to a constellation of cultural icons: Nora Aunor, Pilita Corrales, Hajji Alejandro, and Freddie Aguilar in April and May 2025, following Gloria Romero in January and Delia Razon in March. These names are not merely prominent figures in...
With Philippine college programs weighed down by an excessive number of general education (GE) courses and lacking sufficient hands-on training and internships, education agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) are pushing for the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) denied the reported maritime patrol of the Chinese navy and coast guard in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, May 31. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for WPS, said monitoring by the Armed Forces of the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
A military court reprimanded a Philippine Army (PA) general and sentenced three other soldiers to prison for violating the Articles of War in connection with the killing of a Davao City-based businesswoman and model in 2022. Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, former commander of the Army’s 1001st...
Philippine exports to the United States (US) continued to grow, while imported goods from China slid in April—when US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on America 's trading partners. The latest preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, May 30, showed...
ILOILO CITY – The Central Philippine University (CPU) here has condemned the alleged shooting of two stray dogs inside its campus. “CPU strongly condemns any act of cruelty against animals,” said the Office of University President Rev. Dr. Ernest Howard B. Dagohoy in a statement on Friday,...
