MANILA: The local stock market closed higher on Monday amid expectations that headline inflation eased in August, while the peso closed weaker against the dollar.
The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 25.87 points to close at 6,…
Nearly 1,000 passengers are stranded in 11 ports in the Bicol region due to Tropical Storm Enteng, the Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) reported on Monday.
In a phone interview, OCD-5 spokesperson Gremil Alexis Naz said that based on the sub…
Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed and firearms were seized in a clash between government troops and rebels at the boundary of Barangay Mahayag and Barangay Pili in Placer, Masbate province on Monday.
In a phone interview, Maj. F…
MANILA: Motorists and consumers are in for higher oil prices starting Sept. 3.
In separate advisories, Cleanfuel, Caltex, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Seaoil, and Shell said they will increase prices of gasoline by PHP0.50 per liter and PHP0.30 per liter for k…
MANILA: Olympiad-bound Janelle Mae Frayna and Ruelle Canino performed well to earn rating points at the Barcelona International Chess Open which concluded in Spain last Sunday.
Frayna, the country’s first and only Woman Grandmaster, finished with an …
The city government here suspended Monday’s afternoon classes in all levels of private and public schools due to inclement weather.
The Iloilo City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in its monitoring report to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, said the city c…