Philippine stocks climbed as a stronger peso and a retreat in crude oil prices spurred bargain hunting following a brief bout of profit-taking. The Philippine Stock Exchange index advanced 23.34 points, or 0.39 percent, to end at 6,079.02 on Wednesday, Dec. 17. While the services sector led the...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Which team will you be rooting for? This was the question friends have been asking me over the weekend and at the start of the week. The question concerns deciding the championship Game Three of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), scheduled for today....
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dipped on last minute profit-taking on Tuesday, Dec. 16, as investors waited for fresh economic data from the United States (US). The main index shed 2.34 points, or 0.04 percent, to close at 6,055.68. The services and mining sectors fell, while the...
Authorities are now hunting down the two men who robbed a coffee shop owner at gunpoint in Angono, Rizal. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified one suspect as “Hakim,” 22, while the other suspect remains unidentified. According to the Angono Municipal Police Station (MPS),...
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, under the leadership of Col. Feloteo A. Gonzalgo, launched Project “PHILEO” (Brotherly Love), aimed at providing underprivileged elementary students in the province with guidance, support, and assistance, especially in their...
The local stock market started the week on firmer footing, with investor sentiment continuing to be supported by signs that the central bank may cut rates further. The main index added 21.3 points, or 0.35 percent, to close at 6,058.02 on Monday, Dec. 15. The mining and property sectors led the...
Around P11,400,336 worth of shabu was confiscated from two alleged drug pushers and tagged as high-value individuals (HVIs) during a buy-bust operation in Binangonan, Rizal early Sunday, Dec. 14. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspects as “Labo” and “Beki,” a...
An old woman was stabbed to death by her 81-year-old husband inside their home in Marick Subdivision, Barangay Sto. Domingo, Cainta, Rizal early Friday morning, Dec. 12. According to the Cainta Municipal Police, the victim 's son was woken up by his mother 's screams for help at the...
Police arrested a 62-year-old man wanted for the killing of Barangay Kagawad Alfred Alvarez of Rizal town, Cagayan province in 2018. The suspect, Simon, the sixth most wanted person in Region 2 or Cagayan Valley and allegedly a member of the Labang Crime Group linked to gun-for-hire, robbery,...
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) recovered from the previous day’s decline, adding 30.06 points, or 0.50 percent, to close at 5,990.00 on Thursday, Dec. 11. The advance followed expected rate cuts from both the US Federal Reserve and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Banks led the...
A buy-bust operation in Rodriguez, Rizal led to the arrest of two suspects and the confiscation of shabu worth P816,000 early Wednesday, Dec. 10. The suspects, identified as “Sarah,” 30, and “Moy,” 26, were arrested following the operation conducted by the Rodriguez Municipal Police...
A joint operation of various police agencies dismantled an alleged clandestine laboratory, which was allegedly run by a well-organized group of foreign nationals and Filipino cohorts, in Binangonan, Rizal on Tuesday night, Dec. 9. The operation was conducted by the joint team from the Philippine...
