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Why this investment banker puts his money on Grand Seiko watches from 1960 to 1975

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 18 05:10 PM

At one point, Sandy Lichauco can wear a different Grand Seiko watch for every day of the month  Read more »

Biden to sign executive orders on Day 1, amid high alert for inauguration

Anita Chang Beattie, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 09:11 AM

Joe Biden's top aide said Saturday the incoming president would sign about a dozen executive orders on his first day in office, as police fearing violence from Trump supporters staged a nationwide security operation ahead of the inauguration. Read more »

Apple ties exec bonuses to social, environmental values

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 09:58 AM

Apple is making environmental and social values factors it will weigh when calculating bonuses for top executives, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.   Read more »

Pagpapalawig sa effectivity ng 2020 budget, Bayanihan 2, pirmado na ni Duterte

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 09:12 PM

Extended na hanggang ngayong taon ang effectivity ng 2020 national budget at ang Bayanihan to Recover as One Act o Bayanihan 2.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 31, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 01 12:21 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Manila bans private fireworks displays

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 05:32 PM

Various firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices for sale at the Divisoria market, Manila on New Year’s eve, Thursday.  Read more »

Anti-Terrorism Council tags CPP-NPA, Islamic State East Asia, Maute and associated groups as 'terrorists'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 01:43 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Anti-Terrorism Council has begun the controversial process of designating who may be considered by authorities as "terrorists" and "terrorist groups" under the new Anti-Terror law, which may have implications on freezing of assets. Read more »

Health advocates raise alarm over Recto's bill on vaping, vape products

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 02:11 AM

A group of health advocates on Thursday expressed concern over Senator Ralph Recto's new bill on vaping and vape products, noting that it contradicts President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order on vaping. Read more »

Ayala Group reshuffling top execs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 05:13 PM

The Ayala Group announced Wednesday top executives of its companies Ayala Corp (AC), Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and Globe Telecom will be subject to movements within the organization.   Read more »

Duterte EO on border security entails submitting passenger flight, personal info

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 08:50 AM

Duterte has ordered the strengthening of the country's border control through an advance passenger information (API) system, according to a document released Tuesday. Read more »

Medialdea: Mahigpit dapat ipatupad ang mga quarantine status hanggang matapos ang 2020

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 09:31 PM

Kailangan ipatupad pa rin ang public health standards sa lahat ng uri ng quarantine classifications, lalo na sa mga maituturing high-risk areas. Read more »

Pangilinan wants inter-agency task force on water management

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 11:59 AM

An executive order that will make different agencies work together on managing issues on water may be better instead of instituting a separate department, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Read more »

DOH, DTI to release price cap of COVID-19 tests by next week

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:35 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said it is likely to release the price ceiling for COVID-19 tests next week, following the President’s order which called to put a price range for coronavirus test kits.  Read more »

Duterte orders DTI, DOH to set price range for COVID-19 tests

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 03:15 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday directed the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to set a price ceiling on tests for COVID-19, which some of his Cabinet members have called for following reports of overpricing.  Read more »

Terror law flouting rights? Go to Supreme Court, Palace tells critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:42 PM

Critics of the anti-terrorism law should seek help from the Supreme Court if they fear rights abuses, Malacañang said Tuesday, ahead of the release of the measure's Implementing rules and regulations (IRR).  Read more »

HK leader postpones annual policy address until after trip to Beijing

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 12:00 PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Monday she will postpone her annual policy address, initially scheduled for Wednesday, to first hold a trip to Beijing to discuss China's support for the financial hub's economic recovery.   Read more »

NBA: LA Clippers' Frank wins Executive of the Year

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 05:33 AM

Lawrence Frank, the president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, has been named the 2019-20 NBA Executive of the Year. Read more »

Tower Club to permanently close due to mounting losses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 02:19 AM

The Club said its shareholders approved a plan for its permanent closure amid expectations that these losses will continue to rise and become more unsustainable because of the COVID pandemic.  Read more »

Drilon seeks Palace legislative liaison's plan for better coordination with Congress

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 04:56 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday ordered the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) to submit a "plan" on how the agency could improve coordination between the executive and legislative branches. Read more »

Senators lament wrongful or non-implementation of laws over IRR issues with executive agencies

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 09:01 PM

The Senate on Monday took issue with how some laws have either been wrongly or not implemented at all by agencies in the executive branch due to their implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) or the lack of it.  Read more »