THE local stock market started the new year on a bullish note, with the main index breaching the 8,700 mark for the first time on Wednesday on rosy prospects for local equities for the rest of 2018.…
The manufacturing sector sustained its strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2017 even as its growth slightly weakened in December, the latest Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed. Last month, the PMI score slightly…
THE PHILIPPINE Women’s National Football Team is in a training camp in Corona, California in preparation for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup. The team’s US training started last December 27 and is expected…
Three leading pyrotechnics distributors; Dragon Fireworks, Pyroworks and Grand Firefly Fireworks, joined forces to organize a press conference on December 20 in a bid to inform the public about the difference between the legal and safer…
The Philippine and Thai central banks have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster greater cooperation on banking supervision between the two countries. The MOU signed last Sunday by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor A.…
CLARK FREEPORT — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) plans to increase the number of foreign retirees in the country to 80,000 by 2020 through various incentives, according to the agency’s top official. As of November, foreign retirees…
INTERNATIONAL Masters Emmanuel Senador and Hamed Nouri and Fide Masters Ian Cris Udani and Alekhine Nouri powered the Philippine chess team to the championship of the Wah Seong Penang Chess League 2017 held last December 9-10, 2017…
Basketball is home. The Philippines has been awarded the hosting rights to the 2023 Fiba World Cup. The Philippines on Saturday presented a three-nation bid with Japan and Indonesia before the Fiba Central Board at the Fiba…
The Philippines would be violating a global trading rule if it pushes forward with a sugar-sweetened beverage tax that doubles the rate on imported sugar in favor of its locally sourced counterpart, sending the “wrong signal”…
ANGELES CITY — President Duterte’s plan to fully open up the economy to foreign investments may be one of the “new threats to sovereignty” which requires public vigilance, said an activist leader as 700 protesters rallied…
INDUSTRY players and government regulators in the Philippines were urged to collaborate to further drive the adoption of digital payments, eventually unlocking the full potential of this emerging payment method. Rahul Singhal, PayPal general manager for Southeast…
GLOBAL Cebu FC faltered in its championship match against Albirex Niigata, 2-2 (1-3), in the RHB Singapore Cup last Saturday at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. Despite the loss, Global Cebu FC had something to be…
