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Cirque du Soleil emerges from bankruptcy protection

Reuters
Posted at Nov 25 09:11 AM

Canada's Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group said on Tuesday it had emerged from bankruptcy, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the famed circus operator to cancel shows and lay off artists earlier this year. Read more »

Trust fund for education of poor families' children eyed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 11:55 AM

The Department of Finance said Tuesday, the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) was studying the creation of a child trust fund for education of poor families' children. Read more »

'Athletes shouldn't be used as an excuse': Hontiveros reiterates need for probe of SEA Games loan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 08:07 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros stressed the need to investigate the "possible irregularities" regarding the construction of the sports facilities used in the 2019 SEA Games. Read more »

Ayala posts P3.4-B net income in Q3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 09:23 PM

Ayala Corp. said Thursday its third quarter net income improved to P3.4 billion versus the past few quarters on gains of its property, banks and industrial business as the economy started to reopen. Read more »

DMCI Holdings 3Q net income down on weaker energy, construction, water businesses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 09:57 PM

Consunji-led conglomerate DMCI Holdings said on Tuesday its net income declined by 34 percent in third quarter on weaker demand amid the pandemic-related economic slowdown.    Read more »

Calabarzon top cop Danao is new Metro Manila police chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 08:09 PM

Calabarzon region's top cop is the new chief of the Metro Manila police, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. Read more »

DMCI Holdings 3Q net income down 34 pct as coal, construction businesses 'hit hardest'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 06:28 PM

Consunji-led DMCI Holdings said on Tuesday its net income declined 34 percent in the third quarter dragged by mining and construction businesses. Read more »

Hontiveros seeks probe into P9.5-B loan for 2019 SEA Games, Cayetano fumes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 11 10:41 AM

Sen. Pia Cayetano on Tuesday slammed Sen. Risa Hontiveros for urging the Senate to investigate the Bases Conversion and Development Authority's (BCDA) P9.5-billion loan used for the construction of sports facilities for the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Read more »

Sinas, pulis na nag-lockdown mañanita, itinalagang PNP chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 06:57 PM

Sa kabila ng mga kinasangkutan, itinalaga bilang bagong pinuno ng kapulisan si NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas.  Read more »

Who is the new PNP Chief? Look back on the days Debold Sinas hogged headlines

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 06:49 PM

Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas' appointment as the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) raised eyebrows, as critics cited his blotchy record of controversies that marked his tenure as Metro Manila top cop since 2019.  Read more »

P20.4-M halaga ng droga nasamsam, 12 suspek huli sa Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 06:12 PM

Kasama ang 2 menor de edad sa mga nahuli sa operasyong ikinasa sa Barangay Ususan, sabi ng mga pulis. Read more »

Curfew hours in NCR, except in Navotas, now from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m.

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:53 PM

Metro Manila mayors agreed to ease quarantine restrictions in the region, including shortening curfew hours.  Read more »

Rape is 'monstrous', but death penalty not the answer, says UN rights chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 08:42 PM

Sentencing rapists to death, as Bangladesh did Thursday, is not an appropriate punishment even for such a heinous crime, the UN rights chief said.    Read more »

COA: BCDA gave contractor undue advantage for P8-billion SEA Games contract

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 07:06 PM

State auditors noted that the sports facilities in New Clark City in Tarlac province was negotiated into an unsolicited proposal rather than going through competitive bidding.   Read more »

Theft, robbery cases bahagyang tumaas ngayong GCQ: NCRPO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 08:24 PM

Bahagyang tumaas ang mga kaso ng robbery at theft ngayong general community quarantine, ayon sa pulisya.  Read more »

Chelsea Logistics defers 'most' capex, sees signs of recovery in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 09:31 AM

Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp said Wednesday it deferred "most" of its capital expenditures this year to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it expects signs of recovery in 2021 Read more »

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease to buy Hitachi Capital in deal worth $2.8 billion

Reuters
Posted at Sep 24 03:49 PM

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Lease said on Thursday it would buy smaller rival Hitachi Capital Corp. in a deal calculated at 294 billion yen ($2.8 billion).   Read more »

Trade chief iminungkahing isailalim sa modified GCQ ang Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 08:07 PM

Iminungkahi ni Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez na isailalim na ang Metro Manila sa modified general community quarantine.  Read more »

Xurpas gets board nod to acquire US tech venture capital firm Wavemaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 03:07 PM

In a disclosure to the stock market, Xurpas said it will purchase 100 percent of Wavemaker Group Inc for approximately P170 million. Read more »

COVID-19 cases sa Pilipinas umabot na sa 286,743

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 06:45 PM

Sumampa na sa higit 286,000 ang bilang ng mga kumpirmadong kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa ngayong Linggo, base sa tala ng Department of Health. Read more »