IMF hikes growth forecast for PHL
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines for this year and 2025.
Remolona says rate cut more likely in 2025 on inflation risks
THE WINDOW for the Philippine central bank to start reducing the key rate in the second half of 2024 is narrowing as the risk...
Red tape poses challenge for foreign investors, says German ambassador
BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE and foreign ownership restrictions remain some of the challenges facing foreign investors in the Philippines, Germany’s ambassador to the Philippine said on Tuesday.
DoubleDragon says net income soars 23.3% to P15.93 billion
SIA and Caktiong-led property developer DoubleDragon Corp. (DD) saw a 23.3% increase in its 2023 net income to P15.93 billion, attributed to higher revenue.
The...
Villar-led Vista Land says profit climbs 39% to P10.3 billion
VILLAR-LED property developer Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. saw a 39% increase in its net income to P10.3 billion in 2023, led by higher...
Alliance Global’s income reaches P19.6 billion
TAN-LED holding company Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) said it saw a 21% increase in its attributable net profit to P19.6 billion last year,...
Ballerinas, hip-hop artists, and folk dancers get together to bust a move for Int’l...
OVER 500 dancers will take to the stage in a week-long celebration of International Dance Day (IDD) in Makati. The Samsung Performing Arts Theater will be hosting the 1st IDD Festival on April 24 to 28 in Circuit, Makati.
Pop culture nostalgia reborn
ONE MORE CHANCE is a 2007 Filipino film that follows the travails of Popoy and Basha, who find themselves in a rocky relationship.
Financial system resources grow by 8% as of Feb.
THE TOTAL RESOURCES of the Philippine financial system reached P30.869 trillion as of end-February, preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
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Arts & Culture (04/17/24)
ENOWNED professionals will be participating in a 90-minute dance showcase through BPAD in Motion, a series of performances which spotlights original choreography by Filipino ballet dancer Tony Fabella, French-Russian ballet pedagogue Marius Petipa, and Russian instructor Vasily Vainonen.
Gov’t rejects bids for bonds as rates rise on hawkish BSP
THE GOVERNMENT rejected all bids for the reissued 20-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds) it auctioned off on Tuesday as investors asked for higher yields amid...
PHL-China tensions hitting peso, BSP chief says
TENSIONS between the Philippines and China over competing maritime claims have added to pressures on the peso that has slumped to a seven-month low,...