Bourse extends gains in step with many Asian peers
THE MAIN INDEX inched further past the 8,000 mark on Friday, keeping in step with major Asian peers as investors awaited signals from central...
BSP tightens risk management rules
THE CENTRAL BANK has issued fresh guidelines that require risk management protocols of banks and other financial firms, as well as their subsidiaries.
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Duterte’s infrastructure dev’t drive impacts Philippine tycoons’ fortunes
By Krista A. M. Montealegre
National Correspondent
HENRY SY, Sr. of the SM Group has remained the country’s wealthiest man on the Forbes Philippines’ 50 Richest...
Australia test results show Pampanga bird flu strain can infect humans
THE BIRD FLU strain in San Luis, Pampanga has been identified as H5N6 which can infect humans, an Agriculture department official said yesterday, even...
Chief Justice Sereno breaks silence on impeachment threats
By Kristine Joy V. Patag
Reporter
CHIEF JUSTICE Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno on Thursday finally broke her silence on impeachment threats from two camps of known...
Police say teen killed before drugs links known
PHILIPPINE POLICE on Thursday told a Senate inquiry that a high-school student killed last week by anti-drugs officers had been involved in narcotics, but...
French aid groups flag Philippines ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
FIGHTING IN the troubled southern Philippine region of Mindanao has combined with extreme weather events to create a “humanitarian catastrophe,” French aid groups said...
GlobalPort squares off with San Miguel today
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
FRESH from their victory in their last game, the GlobalPort Batang Pier take on the San Miguel Beermen in Philippine...
Mayweather, McGregor get down to business
LAS VEGAS -- A stony-faced Floyd Mayweather issued a warning to Conor McGregor on Wednesday as the two fighters faced off just three days...
PHL gold now up to 15 thanks to quartet of sports
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Reporter
TEAM Philippines had a five-gold medal day yesterday with the sports of boxing, lawn bowls, ice hockey and track &...
Canada frets over possible huge surge in asylum-seekers
OTTAWA -- Canada fears a huge surge in asylum seekers crossing the border from the United States, putting political pressure on Prime Minister Justin...
Superheroes and cosplayers return for AsiaPop Comicon
CONSIDERED one of the biggest pop culture events in the country, AsiaPop Comicon Manila (APCC Manila) is returning on Aug. 25-27 at the SMX...