Iris Gonzales – The Philippine Star October 10, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Volatile market conditions spurred by huge and frequent interest rate hikes, scorching inflation, and weakening peso could set back the timetable of companies planning…
Stocks to track Wall Stmovement
Iris Gonzales – The Philippine Star October 10, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — As a painful decline in markets drags on, investors are grappling with a difficult choice: stick with stocks and hope for a turnaround or avoid them until better times…
Government eyes fresh issuance of retail $ bonds for OFWs
Louise Maureen Simeon – The Philippine Star October 10, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to raise more funds through the issuance of retail dollar bonds (RDBs) to local investors, particularly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). …
La Salle ends 7-game losing streak vs Ateneo
MANILA, Philippines — The De La Salle Green Archers have gotten their first win against the Ateneo Blue Eagles in almost five years. In the latest chapter of their storied rivalry, the Archers shot down the Blue Eagles, 83-78, in their first round meet…
Hostage-taking just latest hardship for De Lima since 2017 arrest, allies say
MANILA, Philippines — Detainees taking detained former Sen. Leila De Lima hostage on Sunday morning is just the latest incident showing the “risk and indignities” that she has faced since her arrest on drug charges in 2017. In a statement, Akbayan part…
Marcos to sign mandatory SIM card registration bill into law on Monday
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will sign a proposal for mandatory SIM card registration into law on Monday, October 10, the Office of the Press Secretary said in a release to media on Sunday. The measure, passage of whi…
Ancajas fades vs Martinez, fails to regain IBF junior bantamweight title
Luisa Morales – Philstar.com October 9, 2022 | 11:38am MANILA, Philippines — Jerwin Ancajas (33-3, 22 KOs) lost steam late against Argentina’s Fernando Martinez (15-0, 8 KOs) as the latter defended the IBF junior bantamweight belt via unanimous decisio…
Cross-border legal transactions
DIPLOMATIC POUCH – J. Eduardo Malaya – The Philippine Star October 9, 2022 | 12:00am Of the many intergovernmental legal organizations in The Hague, the reputed legal capital of the world, the better known ones are the International Court of Justice, I…
Ode to teaching
BREAKTHROUGH – Elfren S. Cruz – The Philippine Star October 9, 2022 | 12:00am On World Teachers’ Day, the world tries to remember the value of the teaching profession and the role of teachers. It is not just a coincidence that the countries considered …
Watching the world economy
Starting Oct. 10, the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group will be taking place in Washington, D.C., running until Oct. 16. This is going to be the first time they will have full-blown in-person meetings afte…