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MANILA, Philippines -- Guido van der Valk is gearing up to leverage his strong start in the first two legs of the Philippine Golf Tour in Davao as he prepares to slug it out with the country’s top pros and rising stars and a host of foreign players in the ICTSI Caliraya Springs Championship slated April 9-12 in Cavinti, Laguna.
NEW YORK, United States -- The shorts worn by Muhammad Ali in his legendary "Thrilla in Manila" boxing match are up for grabs at Sotheby's in New York, part of a growing sports memorabilia market eyed by auction houses.
MANILA, Philippines — Two-hour shows or more could be dragging, but Magic Men Australia managed to sustain the energy and even bring the house down at their recent Manila show held in Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City.
MANILA, Philippines — The country's inflation accelerated to 3.7%, driven by increased food and transportation costs, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority's report on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines -- Forty-eight minutes of energy.
TOKYO, Japan — Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the full bloom that has arrived in the Japanese capital later than usual this year because of cold weather.
Maynilad Water Services [link], a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments (MPI) and an affiliate of DMCI Holdings [DMC 12.30, up 0.2%], disclosed its application to the SEC to sell up to P15 billion worth of fixed-rate “Blue Bonds” in the last week of May, for listing on PDEx in the first week of June. According to Maynilad, this offering is “the first PHP-denominated fixed-rate Blue Bond to be registered with the SEC”. Blue Bonds are functionally the same as regular bonds, except that the proceeds may only be used on projects that “substantially contribute” to objectives under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, like a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, water savings, reduced waste, or wastewater treatment.
Thank you to all the readers who participated in this Free Stuff Friday survey and shared “PSE investing journey” autobiography title. I’m going to share some of the (anonymized) responses that I received. As usual, no names or identifying info!