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THE GOVERNMENT fully awarded the dual-tenor Treasury bonds (T-bond) it offered on Tuesday at rates broadly in line with prevailing secondary market yields on strong demand for risk assets amid easing tensions between the United States and Iran, which led to lower global oil prices. The Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) raised P40 billion as […]
Read more →THIRTY years ago, in 1996, the Ortigas family, through the auspices of their largely family-owned real estate business, Ortigas & Company, set up the Ortigas Foundation to do philanthropic work.
Read more →The State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. made at least three distinct points: that there is no letup in the drive against corruption, that economic issues are best addressed with the plight of ordinary citizens in mind, and that all these concerns, no matter how seemingly diverse, are actually related. […]
Read more →BDO UNIBANK, Inc. has raised P132 billion from its sixth ASEAN Sustainability Bonds amid robust market appetite, marking the country’s largest single corporate issuance to date. The total amount was more than 26 times the original P5-billion offer, it said in a disclosure to the stock exchange on Tuesday. “The issuance was supported by strong […]
Read more →BLOCKSHOALS Technologies, Inc., which operates Binance as a crypto-asset intermediary (CAI) under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Strategic Regulatory Sandbox (StratBox), is targeting a launch within the year after completing regulatory requirements, company officials said. The company is currently onboarding a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-licensed virtual asset service provider (VASP) to enable fiat-to-cryptocurrency […]
Read more →A THEATER GROUP from Biñan, Laguna — YPC Stage — is ranging further afield, staging a set of three one-act plays in Metro Manila. Titled Mapanakit! Mga Dulang Bittersweet, it opened last week at the Ignacio B. Gimenez-Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura Theater (IBG-KAL Theater) in the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City (QC), […]
Read more →THE PESO strengthened further against the dollar on Tuesday as global oil prices continued to go down amid hopes for a end to the Middle East conflict, and after the Philippine central bank chief said more aggressive monetary action remains unlikely despite ongoing global market volatility. The currency rose by 6.1 centavos to close at […]
Read more →UNIVERSAL ROBINA CORP. (URC) said it received recognition at the Philippines’ Best Employer Brand Awards 2026 for its employee development and workplace programs. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said its workforce initiatives include leadership development, early-career programs, employee engagement efforts, and continuous learning opportunities. URC said these initiatives form part of its “Grow […]
Read more →A FILIPINA engineer is pushing wider adoption of sustainable construction materials in the Philippines after developing organic hollow blocks made from locally sourced materials as an alternative to conventional concrete.
Read more →A ZAMBOANGA-BASED startup is turning discarded banana leaves into eco-friendly products while creating jobs for marginalized communities in Mindanao. “There are a lot of projects focusing on banana production, but the leaves are just left to wither without any relevant use,” Unas Canvas (UnVas) inventor Julienne Stephanie Fabie-Agapin told BusinessWorld via Zoom. She said the […]
Read more →PHILIPPINE SHARES declined on Tuesday due to last-minute selling and as investors stayed cautious on lingering geopolitical uncertainty and corporates’ earnings outlook. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 0.17% or 10.87 points to close at 6,304.03, while the broader all shares index went down by 0.24% or 8.33 points to end at 3,427.04. […]
Read more →FORMER Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and the other respondents in the Office of the Ombudsman’s flood control investigation have been ordered to submit their counter-affidavits after the agency’s preliminary investigation panel found sufficient basis to require them to answer the complaints. Assistant Ombudsman Jose Dominic “Mico” F. Clavano IV confirmed the […]
Read more →SEVERAL senators on Tuesday backed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s call to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 and remove system loss charges from consumers’ electricity bills, with lawmakers promising to prioritize measures aimed at lowering power costs. Senate Energy Committee Chairman Erwin T. Tulfo filed resolutions seeking an investigation into […]
Read more →THE Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday weighed competing legal arguments on whether Philippine courts may recognize a foreign divorce obtained by a natural-born Filipino who later became a US citizen and eventually reacquired Philippine citizenship, as it continued oral arguments on a petition involving the Family Code.
Read more →THE House of Representatives prosecution panel has agreed to revise the sequence of witness presentations in Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial, Senate impeachment court spokesman Reginald Tongol said on Tuesday. Under the proposed arrangement, prosecutors and the defense will alternately present evidence on each impeachment article before proceeding to the next. Mr. Tongol said the […]
Read more →THE Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday approved the filing of cyberlibel and perjury charges against 18 people and their lawyer over a joint sworn statement, related media appearances and online posts. The DoJ said the 18 face 10 criminal charges, including six counts of cyberlibel and four counts of perjury, while their lawyer faces […]
Read more →THE Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading two agriculture measures seeking to institutionalize agricultural and fisheries cooperatives and create a Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Extension. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Francis Pancratius “Kiko” N. Pangilinan said the proposed bureau would help farmers and fisherfolk adopt climate-resilient technologies and improve productivity. He said […]
Read more →VICE-PRESIDENT (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio on Tuesday dismissed President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a “waste of time,” urging Filipinos to judge the administration by its unfulfilled campaign promises instead. In a video interview released by her office and recorded in The Hague, Netherlands, Ms. Duterte pointed to the […]
Read more →OCEANA PHILIPPINES on Tuesday criticized President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) for failing to address issues affecting the country’s fishery sector, particularly the continued intrusion of commercial fishing vessels into municipal waters. Oceana Philippines Vice-President Von Hernandez said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has sent mixed signals […]
Read more →THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has partnered with Maxicare Healthcare Corp. to launch G-HEALTH, a zero-interest financing program that allows government workers to pay for health maintenance organization (HMO) coverage over 12 months. GSIS President and General Manager Jose Arnulfo A. Veloso in a statement on Tuesday said the initiative aims to help members […]
Read more →SENATOR Ana Theresia “Risa” N. Hontiveros-Baraquel on Tuesday pushed the creation of a National Nutrition Commission to boost nutrition programs and improve coordination among government agencies. During a Senate hearing, Ms. Hontiveros said the proposed body would provide clearer accountability in addressing child malnutrition, noting that 25.3% of Filipino children remain stunted. Health Undersecretary Albert […]
Read more →THE Bangsamoro government and its partners have stepped up efforts to combat child malnutrition after regional officials said the region continues to post the country’s highest malnutrition rate. The issue was tackled during a two-day nutrition summit in Cotabato City attended by officials from the Bangsamoro Ministry of Health, local governments, the Department of Science […]
Read more →LEPANTO Consolidated Mining Co. has signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Lepanto Labor Union, securing labor stability as the company prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary in September. The agreement covers wages, benefits, workplace safety and job security following two weeks of negotiations. Lepanto President and Chief Operating Officer Bryan Spencer U. Yap […]
Read more →KIANGAN, Ifugao Mayor Raldis Andrei Allaga Bulayungan has called on the Philippine Navy to investigate the death of Navy trainee and basketball standout Aldwayne B. Dulnuan during military training. Mr. Bulayungan questioned the reported cause of death, saying it was difficult to reconcile heat stroke with the physical condition of the multi-time basketball Most Valuable […]
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