Binay calls for evaluation of LGUs in ‘island destinations’
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay on Thursday, March 8, wants an inventory of the country's tourism island destinations to check the local government...
Chinabank readies P50-billion LTNCD issuance
China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) is set to conduct fund-raising activities to expand its business operation.
In a disclosure to the local bourse on Thursday, the...
Theater actor Bernardo Bernardo, 73
Veteran theater and screen actor, Bernardo Bernardo, passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday morning, March 8.
News of his passing was confirmed...
House justice panel finds probable cause to impeach Sereno
The House committee on justice on Thursday, March 8, voted 38-2 to find probable cause to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno. A...
PAL to increase flights to Melbourne
Flagship carrier Philippine Airlines has increased the number of flights from Manila to Melbourne weekly to address the "surge in passenger traffic" along such...
More land for planting hybrid rice will speed up rice self-sufficiency — DA official
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to reach 100% rice self-sufficiency rate through the increase of allotted land for planting hybrid rice.
Agriculture Undersecretary...
A trade-war road map for FX markets: Take cover, find your niche
In foreign-exchange markets, investors aren’t waiting to find out if all the tariff threats being thrown around lead to a full-blown trade war.
Some money...
Global stocks drop on trade gloom; bonds, yen Gain
The prospect of escalating protectionism depressed European and Asian stock markets on Wednesday, March 7, as President Donald Trump’s plans to punish foreign imports...
Where are the winners from Philippines’ peso plunge? Look abroad
One bright spot from the Philippine peso’s slump to an 11-year low against the dollar can be found among the nation’s more than 10...
DM Wenceslao targets PSE listing by June
D.M. Wenceslao & Associates Inc. (DMWAI) looks to take the company public by June, after filing for a P15.6-billion initial public offering with the...
DTI: Free trade deal with EFTA states means more investments
The Department of Trade and Industry is expecting more investments coming from four European countries after the senate on Monday ratified the Philippines-European Free...
Pimentel: Closing Boracay is ‘good in the long run’
Senate President Aquilino L. Pimentel III on Wednesday, March 7, expressed his support to the government's plan to temporarily close Boracay Island to tourists...