Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Sunday he will lose his post if he will “force” senators to vote for charter change even as the House is set to pass their own version before the Holy Week break. “If I order them to do that, …
Read More »Doy Santos
Philippines foreign direct investments down 6.6% in 2023
At a Glance FDI net inflows in December last year went up 29.9 percent to $826 million from the $636 million net inflows in December 2022. Japan accounted for a majority of equity capital placements for the entire 2023 at 51 percent followed by the United States (13 percent), Singapore …
Read More »‘Oppenheimer’ sweeps up at Oscars
Best Actress in a Leading Role for ‘Poor Things’ US actress Emma Stone, Best Actor in a Leading Role for ‘Oppenheimer’ Irish actor Cillian Murphy, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ‘The Holdovers’ US actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for ‘Oppenheimer’ US actor …
Read More »Sinner, Alcaraz demolish Indian Wells opponents
Indian Wells, United States – Reigning Grand Slam champions Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz turned in dominating performances on Sunday to roll into the fourth round of the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters. The two hottest young racquets in the sport showed no mercy in quick-fire victories with Australian Open champion …
Read More »New ‘Kung Fu Panda’ movie debuts strong, ‘Dune 2’ continues impressive run
‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ garners $58.3 million over its weekend debut Kung Fu Panda 4 opened at the top of the North American box office this weekend and Dune: Part Two became the year’s first film to pass the $150 million mark domestically as movie-world glitterati gathered in Hollywood for …
Read More »Belen, Disquitado named Players of the Week
National University dominated in the third week of the UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments — with both of their men’s and women’s teams sweeping their pair of games in that span — with Bella Belen and Jade Disquitado leading the way. NU’s Bella Belen (UAAP Media) The former was vital …
Read More »Jollibee to issue P8 billion worth of preferred shares
Fastfood chain operator Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) said Monday it plans to raise up to P8 billion from preferred shares offering to repay debt and finance expansion plans. JFC said in a disclosure to the stock exchange its board of directors approved the issuance of 5 million preferred shares, with …
Read More »Starting them young
A kid dressed in a firefighter suit joins the ‘Longest Fire Truck Parade’ in celebration of the Fire Prevention Month at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Norman Cruz A kid dressed in a firefighter suit joins the ‘Longest Fire Truck Parade’ in celebration …
Read More »Oil prices down over demand concerns in China
(Photo from Anadolu) ISTANBUL – Oil prices decreased on Monday amid concerns over the demand outlook in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, following data released last week. International benchmark Brent crude traded at USD81.97 per barrel at 10.28 a.m. local time (0728GMT) for a 0.13 percent decline from the closing price …
Read More »Oscars 2024 winners
Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”/Universal Pictures HOLLYWOOD — Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” was the big winner of the night with seven awards out of 13 nominations, while “Poor Things” — a female take on the Frankenstein story — won four. Here are the winners in key categories for …
Read More »