New Zealand PM Ardern cancels her wedding amid new restrictions
SYDNEY — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has canceled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, she told reporters on Sunday.
BSP presses Congress to approve key reforms
The Philippine central bank is pressing Congress to approve several key reform measures, including one that would amend the bank secrecy law.
Lawmakers are under pressure to...
StanChart hikes PHL economic growth outlook for 2022
By Jenina P. Ibañez, Senior Reporter
Standard Chartered Bank raised its economic growth outlook for the Philippines this year in response to the lower...
October wholesale price growth fastest in 7 years
The Philippines' wholesale price growth of general goods climbed to its highest level in seven years in October as global and domestic price pressures...
IATF raises alert levels in more areas until the end of Jan.
THE INTER-AGENCY Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has raised the alert levels of several areas in the country beginning...
32,744 new COVID cases bring total to 3.4 million
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) on Friday reported 32,744 coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total number of cases since the pandemic started in...
NBI catches five people involved in BDO hacking incident
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday announced the arrest of five individuals it said were involved in hacking over 700 bank accounts...
Ayala Corp, ALI forge property-for-share swap deal
Ayala Corp. (AC) and its top stockholder, Mermac, Inc., will transfer P17.5-billion worth of properties into Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) in exchange for additional shares.
The...
Co-founder Nolledo to infuse P100 million into Xurpas
Xurpas, Inc. co-founder and chairman Nico Jose S. Nolledo is infusing P100 million in fresh capital into the troubled listed firm.
In a disclosure to the stock exchange, Xurpas said the...
Smart, Oppo team up for 5G standalone trial
Smart Telecommunications, Inc. on Friday said it partnered with smartphone brand Oppo to develop 5G Standalone (5G-SA) use cases in the Philippines.
In a statement,...
Groups urge Senate to ratify PHL RCEP membership
THE Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), Makati Business Club (MBC), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Philippine Council for Foreign...
BoC collects P29M additional duties from smuggled farm products
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) collected P29 million in additional duties from smuggled farm produce in 2021 after scanning shipments entering the country's ports,...