Lapid gunman gets up to 16 years in prison
MANILA, Philippines — A Las Piñas City court has sentenced self-confessed gunman Joel Escorial to up to 16 years in prison in connection with the murder of broadcaster Percy Lapid in 2022.
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Semirara Q1 profit: P6.5-B (down 28%)
Semirara Mining and Power [SCC 32.10, down 2.0%; 74% avgVol] [link] posted a Q1 net income of P6.5 billion, down 27.6% y/y from its Q1/23 net income of P9.0 billion, and up 23% q/q from its Q4/23 net income of P5.3 billion. SCC attributed the lower y/y performance to a combination of higher coal-related expenses and lower market prices for electricity and coal. Revenues were down 11% due to the lower selling prices, despite “increased coal and electricity sales volumes”. Coal shipments were up 37% y/y to 4.8 million metric tons, but the average selling price dropped 33% from P4,427/ton to P2,978/ton. The power segment revenues fell 25% y/y due to a 28% drop in the average selling price of electricity.
How do you decide what to cover?
This is just part of a larger question from reader crossco88 that I’d like to show in its entirety (edited for brevity) because I think the answer is important. Here goes:“Where do you get your information from? How do you decide which info to share with your readers? Like the Bank of Australia and Bank of England rates decision. What made you say that this information is relevant to share with your readers?” This is a great series of questions to ask of any information source.
Customs bureau exceeds April collection target by P3B
THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) has exceeded its revenue collection target for the fourth consecutive month of the year.
SM Prime income up 11% at P10.5B
SM Prime Holdings Inc. earned P10.5 billion in the first quarter on the back of a modest topline improvement, 11 percent higher from a year earlier and extending its growth momentum from 2023.
Adults, not students, are America's problem
America is in knots over the foolishness — or worse — of its campus protesters. But it is adults who are making the biggest dunces of themselves. The role of grown-ups facing student unrest is to keep the peace without sacrificing rights. These include free speech and physical safety. The task requires principled consistency. In practice, adults from all walks — Republicans, Democrats, the media and university administrations — are exhibiting traits of hysteria and dogmatism they deplore in the young. It should come as no surprise that the protests are getting angrier.
Mabasa gunman gets up to 16 years in jail
THE self-confessed gunman of broadcaster Percival «Percy Lapid» Mabasa was sentenced to a maximum of 16 years imprisonment by a Las Piñas Regional Trial Court on Monday.