<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Did you know that a roulette wheel has a total of 38 numbers? It may appear to be a random number, but there is a reason for it. The numbers on the online roulette wheel run from 1 to 36, including two extra numbers: 0 and 00. […]
Rice retailers set to receive subsidies
An executive order setting a nationwide price ceiling on rice will take effect today, Sept. 5, 2023. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT will extend financial assistance to retailers affected by […]
BSP shifts to variable rate repo auction
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. — COURTESY OF BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will shift to a variable rate format in the auction for the overnight reverse repurchase […]
Maharlika investments need to be monitored — analysts
A Philippines peso note is seen in this illustration on June 2, 2017. — REUTERS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE MAHARLIKA Investment Corp. (MIC) must ensure that investments made by the country’s first wealth […]
PHL external debt service up 160% as of end-May
REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES’ debt service burden on its external debt more than doubled as of end-May amid high global interest rates. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed the Philippines’ debt service burden on its […]
MPIC keen on handling MRT-3, cable cars for urban transport
Manuel V. Pangilinan (right), MPIC chairman, president and chief executive officer, signs a memorandum of agreement with Tan Sri Ravindran Menon, Hartasuma’s group executive director. By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter METRO Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is […]
Emotional Tony Leung wins lifetime award at Venice
TONY Leung (L) with Tang Wei in 2007’s Lust, Caution. VENICE — Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai received a Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, brushing away his tears as […]
SEC to align with Asian markets on short-selling
NICK CHONG–UNSPLASH THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) is aligning the country’s short-selling environment with other markets in Asia to boost the local equities market. “We are pushing to align the short selling environment with the major […]
Producer bemoans no buyers for Polanski film in France, US, and UK
VENICE — The producer of Roman Polanski’s latest movie, The Palace, bemoaned the fact that no one wanted the distribution rights for the film in the United States, Britain, and France, saying morality should not weigh on […]
Generika Drugstore targets 1,000 stores by 2025
AYALA HEALTHCARE Holdings, Inc.’s (AC Health) Generika Drugstore is looking at expanding its store network to 1,000 by 2025, from its current network of 750 outlets. “This will be in Visayas and Mindanao because the need is […]