Optimism ‘excellent’ in Q2 — SWS

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral Reporter LAST QUARTER saw more Filipinos believing the quality of their lives will improve in the next 12 months, according to...

Tax take picks up in July but falls short

TAX COLLECTIONS picked up by double-digit pace last month but fell short of targets, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. The Bureau of Internal Revenue...

Food firms scramble to contain bird flu scare

By Janina C. Lim Reporter THE Department of Agriculture’s (DA) announcement last Friday of the country’s first avian influenza outbreak in a poultry farm in San...

Military verifying reports Maute ushering ‘elements’ inside Marawi

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral and Kristine Joy V. Patag Reporters THE MILITARY on Monday said it is verifying claims that Islamic State (IS)-affiliated militants who...

BBL transmitted to Congress this week

By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral Reporter MALACAÑANG ON Monday, Aug. 14, announced it will submit to Congress this week the new version of the Bangsamoro Basic...

Senate passes bill voiding expiry dates on gift checks

THE Senate on Monday, Aug. 14, passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to prohibit expiry dates on gift checks, certificates or...

Overseas stores drive Jollibee Q2 earnings higher

EARNINGS of Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) jumped 18.1% in the April to June period, fueled by the growth of its stores in Southeast Asia,...

Bullish Vista Land aims to reach ‘at least P10-B’ earnings by 2018

By Krista A. M. Montealegre, National Correspondent VISTA LAND & Lifescapes, Inc. will grow earnings by double digits through 2018 anchored on the recovery of residential...

AGI Q2 profit falls after RWM incident

ALLIANCE GLOBAL Group, Inc. (AGI) posted a 20% drop in its attributable income in the second quarter, as a shooting incident at Resorts World...

Gov’t makes full award of Treasury bills

THE GOVERNMENT fully awarded the Treasury bills (T-bills) it offered yesterday after yields sought by banks mostly declined on the back of market preference...

AUB books P1.3-B earnings in first half

ASIA UNITED Bank Corp. (AUB) saw its bottom line reach P1.3 billion in the first six months of the year, fuelled by an expansion...

Murder suspect in Charlottesville violence faces court hearing

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- A man said to have harbored Nazi sympathies as a teenager before a failed bid to join the US Army was due...