DTI shuts down vape company
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has ordered a vape company to shut down amid allegations of illegal marketing and tax evasion.
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Nears $500M Global, Dusting 2021 Movie; ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Punches In At $177M As Rollout Expands – International Box Office
With a solid offshore hold, Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is closing in on $500M globally. The overseas weekend brought in $51.2M across 73 markets, a 40% drop versus last session (-37% excluding China). The international box office cume through Sunday is $289.4M, and worldwide the running total is $494.7M. The latter figure means the film has already surpassed Villeneuve’s 2021 Dune worldwide.
DSWD presents anti-hunger campaign
DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Assistant Secretary Baldr Bringas introduced on Thursday the Digital Mapping System (DMS), an anti-hunger effort supported by the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (Epahp) Convergence Program.
Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world's most polluted cities
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.
Universal Robina FY23 profit: P12.8-B (down 12%)
Universal Robina [URC 41.40 unch] [link], the Gokongwei Family’s consumer foods manufacturer, posted an FY23 net income of P12.8 billion, which was down 12% from FY22’s P13.6 billion which URC said was a “high base” due to the gains recognized on the sale of land. Full-year sales were P158.4 billion (up 6%), operating income was P17.4 billion (up 14%), and core net income was P12.6 billion (up 6%). URC said that its core net income was boosted by “operating income growth”, but “tempered” by the drag of “higher interest rates”.
If you could rewrite one stock’s slogan, which would it be, and what would it say?
Thank you to all the readers who participated in this Free Stuff Friday survey and shared their rewritten slogan for a PSE-listed company. I’m going to share some of the (anonymized) responses that I received. As usual, no names or identifying info!
Prices of food supplies in Mindanao markets soar amid Ramadhan
COTABATO CITY— The Bangsamoro government and its constituent-local government units have fused ranks to stop the practice of unscrupulous traders to increase prices of food supplies they sell in markets during the Islamic Ramadhan season.
Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data, looming Fed meeting
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets were mixed Thursday after a tepid day on Wall Street, with traders looking forward to a string of US data that could help sway Federal Reserve officials ahead of their policy meeting next week.