Capitol Police arrest person in alleged assault on Mace
The U.S. Capitol Police have arrested 33-year-old James McIntyre for an alleged assault on Rep. Nancy Mace on Tuesday night in the Rayburn Office Building, according to the department. Capitol Police, in a statement, said they responded to an incident
NPL ratio highest in over two years
BW FILE PHOTOBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterPHILIPPINE BANKS’ asset quality continued to worsen as the industry’s gross nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio rose to an over two-year high in October. Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
Lawmakers ratify 2025 national budget
Lawmakers decided to scrap the subsidy for Philippine Health Insurance Corp. under the 2025 national budget. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALES By John Victor D. Ordoñez, ReporterPHILIPPINE LAWMAKERS on Wednesday evening ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the P6.352-trillion national
ADB keeps PHL growth forecasts for 2024, 2025
People in bicycles ride past the Christmas lights display along Ayala Avenue, Makati City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORTHE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) has kept its Philippine economic growth forecasts for this year and 2025, with expansion expected to be driven
OECD urges Philippine market regulators to ease listing requirements
BW FILE PHOTOREGULATORS should consider easing requirements for listing in the Philippine stock market, as well as reducing fees, to encourage more companies to go public, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said.In its Capital Market Review of