Local stocks rebound as North Korea fears ease
LOCAL EQUITIES bounced back on Wednesday as investor concerns over ongoing geopolitical tensions with Japan, North Korea, and the US eased.
The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index...
Project bonds not needed ‘for now’
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez
Senior Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT is not keen on offering bonds to fund big-ticket infrastructure projects, National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon...
PSE further hikes stake in fixed-income exchange
THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) has further increased its stake in the country’s fixed-income bourse with the acquisition of Investment House Association of...
Approved PEZA investment pledges nearly double
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), which contributes about a third of the country’s total committed investments, registered what it called an “unprecedented performance”...
Duterte: Ombudsman meting ‘selective justice’
By Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral
Reporter
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte on Tuesday slammed anew the Office of the Ombudsman for supposedly engaging in “selective justice” as...
Uber back on the road after paying P190-M fine
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo
THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday, Aug. 29, lifted its suspension of the operations of Uber...
Trust in gov’t highest since 2011: survey
By Patricia B. Aquino
Interaksyon
THE PEOPLE’S trust in the government is at its highest since 2011, according to the fifth Philippine Trust Index (PTI), a...
Judoka Takahashi, equestrian Syquia in shiny golden SEA Games debut
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
NEWCOMERS in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games when they entered this year’s edition of the biennial regional sporting meet in...
Sharapova wins Slam return, ousts Halep at 2017 US Open
NEW YORK -- Former world number one Maria Sharapova made a triumphant return to Grand Slam competition Monday after a 15-month doping ban, outlasting...
Streaking Kings out to claim another win
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
THE hottest team right now in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings, is...
Aside from making great art, visual artists must be articulate
THE 14th Ateneo Art Awards has released its short list of 12 Filipino young visual artists, three of whom will be hailed winners of...
Trolling the troll
TO GET and sustain the youths’ attention, PETA’s musical production Game of Trolls, incorporates all things millennial: rap battles, an LED-light party, a love...