KUWTT: More areas placed under quarantine Mar 31, 2021
Good Day! Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, March 31, 2021. READ: More areas placed under quarantine President Rodrigo Duterte has placed Quirino province and Santiago … Read More
Why Christianity put away its dancing shoes — only to find them again centuries later
MEDIEVAL Christians believed that heaven was a realm filled with dancing. Italian painter Fra Angelico’s Last Judgment shows dancing angels. — FRA ANGELICO’S LAST JUDGMENT/WIKIMEDIA IN THE PBS documentary series … Read More
Cebu Air reports net loss of over P22B for 2020
BW FILE PHOTO CEBU AIR, Inc., the listed operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, announced on Tuesday a net loss of P22.2 billion for 2020, mainly due to the “heavy … Read More
Ortigas Foundation Library finds a new home
AFTER 25 years in Pasig City, the Ortigas Foundation Library is moving from its location in the Ortigas Building to the Greenhills Mall in San Juan City. “Three years ago, … Read More
Car importers expect flat to 20% sales growth
BW FILE PHOTO Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter IMPORTED car sales in 2021 could span between flat to 20% growth, which could depend on the government’s final decision on safeguard … Read More
National Literature Month celebration looks back at 500 years of history
LIKE other forms of art, literature mirrors our country’s culture and history as Filipinos. Five hundred years of the Filipinos’ story will be explored in this year’s celebration of National … Read More
Deficit balloons in Feb. as spending picks up
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S budget deficit more than tripled to P116 billion in February against its year-ago level, as the double-digit growth … Read More
PHL raises P24B via Samurai bonds
REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES raised ¥55 billion (P24.2 billion) from a three-year, Japanese yen-denominated “Samurai” bond offering, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Tuesday. The note, which has a … Read More
Philippines back to square one a year into pandemic as virus cases surge
Metro Manila and nearby cities and provinces are currently under a strict lockdown until April 4 to ease pressure on dwindling hospital beds amid a spike in daily coronavirus cases. … Read More