An inter-agency task force has approved a plan to inoculate FIlipino health workers against the coronavirus using vaccines from Chinese drugmaker Sinovac BIotech Ltd., according to health authorities. This was upon the recommendation of an advisory group from the Department of Health (DoH), Undersecretary Maria Rosario S. Vergeire told an online news briefing on Friday. Experts agreed the vaccine would…

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LOCAL SHARES are expected to correct today as February ends, with the month seeing the market underperforming amid local and global developments. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) declined by 58.72 points or 0.86% to close at 6,755.95 on Wednesday, while the broader all shares index fell 41.56 points or 1% to end at 4,100.16. Financial markets were closed on…

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PHILIPPINE SHARES closed in the red on Wednesday as investors processed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s decision to keep Metro Manila under strict quarantine measures until the country’s inoculation program begins. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) declined by 58.72 points or 0.86% to close at 6,755.95, while the broader all shares index fell 41.56 points or 1% to end at…

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THE PESO strengthened against the greenback on Tuesday as the dollar sank to a one-month low and amid expectations of supportive monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve. The local unit closed at P48.64 versus the dollar on Tuesday, gaining six centavos from its Monday’s finish of P48.70, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. The peso opened…

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THE PESO retreated against the greenback on Monday to log its weakest close in six months amid market expectations of a recovery in imports amid vaccine procurement developments. The local unit ended at P48.70 a dollar on Monday, shedding 24.9 centavos from its P48.451 finish on Friday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines. This is also its weakest…

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THE PESO could bounce back against the greenback this week on hopes that more businesses could reopen by March. The local unit ended trading at P48.451 per dollar on Friday, barely changed from its P48.50 close on Thursday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. Week on week, however, the peso shed 40.6 centavos from its finish of…

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Best known for her work with puppets and children’s theater, National Artist for Theater Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio died on Dec. 29. This was announced by Teatrong Mulat ng Pilipinas, the theater group she had founded, through a Facebook post. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of National Artist Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, University of the Philippines Professor Emeritus and…

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As the year draws to a close, SM Supermalls lights up the sky with a heart-warming visual spectacle themed as “Beacon of Hope” to welcome 2021 in high spirits. Released on SM Supermalls Facebook page on New Year’s Eve, the Beacon of Hope video shows select SM malls across the country illuminating the night with bright and colorful virtual projection…

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The designer who democratized fashion, Pierre Cardin, died on Dec. 29 at the age of 98. There is a good chance that there is at least one Pierre Cardin piece in your closet right now, either a belt, a scarf; or even a wallet. This is due to the numerous licensing deals the French designer entered in the 1980s, which…

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THE PRICES of agricultural products have been rising at a faster clip in recent months. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter HEADLINE INFLATION likely rose by 2.9% to 3.7% in December on the back of a quicker rise in the price of oil and agricultural products, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said…

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