Raptors dump short-handed Warriors, 123-109, lead 2-1
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA -- Danny Green buried three of his six 3-pointers in the third quarter Wednesday night as the Toronto Raptors pulled away from the Golden State Warriors for a 123-109 victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Philippine U-18 women’s 3×3 team in KO World Cup quarterfinal match
THE PHILIPPINE Under-18 women’s team looks to continue its head-turning showing to date in the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia when it takes on world number one China in a knockout quarterfinal match today.
Price hikes bigger than expected in May
AGAINST EXPECTATIONS, inflation accelerated in May following six consecutive months of slowdown, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.
April finds fewer Filipinos jobless, looking for more work
LATEST DATA show improvements in the country’s labor market with the number of jobless Filipinos, decreasing and those wanting more work dropping to an all-time low in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday.
Tobacco tax bill tweaks to cover health care law’s funding gap
LAST-MINUTE CHANGES to the measure further increasing tobacco product excise tax rates that partly tap collections of sugar-sweetened beverage and alcohol product levies should help fully fund implementation of Republic Act No. 11223, or the Universal Health Care Act, a senior official of the Department of Finance (DoF) said on Wednesday.
Cebu Pacific to expand its hubs in Clark, Cebu
CEBU PACIFIC said it is eyeing to expand its hubs in Clark and Cebu as it continues to boost its fleet with a target of 83 aircraft by end-2022.
20 years of making wine specifically for the Filipino palate
TWENTY years ago, Vicente “Nonoy” S. Quimbo, decided that it was time Filipinos had a wine of their own and he came up with Novellino, a brand of wines created especially for the Filipino palate.
Going to Tacloban? Here is where you can stay and what you can do
ROBINSONS Hotels and Resorts (RHR) has formally opened the fifth hotel under its full-service Summit Hotels umbrella — the 138-room Summit Hotels Tacloban which serves as the company’s vote of confidence in the provincial capital’s potential for growth especially in the tourism sector.
SMC’s food and beverage unit bullish on growth
SAN MIGUEL Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) is bullish on growth for the next few years, on back of the steady expansion of its food, beer, and spirits segments.
San Miguel to push for new power projects
SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) said it will continue putting up new power projects, amid the pending implementation of the competitive selection process (CSP) which favors the lowest-cost provider for consumers.
Pasqualino’s — Italian dining atop a Samar hill
JUST 45-minutes away from Summit Tacloban sits an Italian restaurant atop a hill with a gorgeous view of the San Juanico Bridge.
EastWest eyes bond issue by Q3
EAST WEST Banking Corp. (EastWest Bank) expects to offer the first tranche of its P10-billion fixed-rate bond program in the third quarter, as it seeks to diversify its funding sources.