Gilas Pilipinas assembles for Indonesia at Asia Cup qualifiers first window
THE Gilas Pilipinas team seeing action in the first window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers is now set after the final roster was named.
Shares rise further as China cuts benchmark rate
THE MAIN INDEX sustained its climb on Thursday as positive investor sentiment due to China’s rate cut buoyed the local bourse.
Duterte warned about risks of ending VFA — envoy
THE country’s diplomats advised President Rodrigo R. Duterte about the risks of ending a US military pact on the deployment of troops for war games, but a decision had already been made.
Filipinos from cruise ship to come home next week
THE Philippines expects to repatriate starting next week about 500 Filipinos who are crew members of a novel coronavirus-stricken cruise ship docked in Yokohama, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday
Agents to look at murder of BuCor official
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the killing of a prison official.
Senate body approves CITIRA bill
A SENATE COMMITTEE on Wednesday approved a priority bill of President Rodrigo R. Duterte that seeks to lower corporate income tax and streamline fiscal incentives.
S&P trims Philippines 2020 growth outlook
S&P GLOBAL RATINGS trimmed its growth outlook for the Philippines this year, even as it expects the economy to be one of the “least affected” by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Asia-Pacific region.
Auto sales fall as Taal eruption disrupts operations
AUTOMOTIVE SALES dropped by 12% in January after manufacturing plants and dealerships in Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) temporarily halted operations due to the eruption of Taal Volcano, the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported on Wednesday.
SEC flags another illegal investment scheme
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against engaging with Kapiboma Networking/Kapiboma Global Marketing, Inc., which it said is not authorized to operate for investing purposes.
MPIC ties up with Dusit for hospitality venture
METRO Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is venturing into the hospitality and real estate business starting with a P1.6-billion partnership with Thailand-based hotel firm Dusit International.
PCC clears sale of San Carlos plant to Ayala unit
AC ENERGY Philippines, Inc. said on Wednesday that the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) had approved the Ayala-led company’s acquisition of a solar farm in Negros Occidental from a group of investors that include a state-led insurer.
Big Bad Wolf sparks joy
IN THE AGE of digital libraries and online bookshops, the Big Bad Wolf book sale appears to be a stubborn relic from a bygone era that refuses to accept its irrelevance. After all, in a world advocating minimalism, downsizing, and the disposal of things that do not spark joy, books are high on the list of dust-gatherers that can easily be replaced with phones and tablets.