Crypto.com and Coca Cola (NYSE: KO) have launched NFT artworks based on the 2022 FIFA World Cup, according to a press release from the cryptocurrency exchange. The collaboration will see the Crypto.com blockchain host 10,000 NFTs based on player “heatmap” during matches, and will capture unique

STOCKS climbed on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as investors remained bullish on the Philippines’ prospects, even with inflation hitting a 14-year high last month and on expectations of smaller US Federal Reserve rate hikes.The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) added 232.25 points or

BW FILE PHOTOTHE PESO strengthened versus the dollar on Tuesday despite profit taking after the release of November inflation data that cemented expectations of another rate hike from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) this month.The local unit closed at P55.975 per dollar on Tuesday,

UNSPLASHTHE PHILIPPINES has detected one more infection involving the highly contagious Omicron subvariant BQ.1, bringing the total to 17, the Health department said on Tuesday. The patient came from the Western Visayas region, it said in a bulletin. The European Center for Disease Control considers

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANTHE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should do more to protect the families of victims of extralegal killings and prosecute officials for the wrongful deaths, according to a human rights group.In a statement sent on Monday evening, the Initiatives

FREEPIKAT LEAST P3 billion in public funds was illegally transferred to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to finance its free wifi project without congressional consent, according to a lawmaker. MMDA later bid out a P1.1-billion project for the capital region’s fiber optic backbone development,

AN OPPOSITION senator on Tuesday said the proposal to establish a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is counterproductive, noting that it goes against the nation’s economic agenda. “An SWF is meant to come from the excess funds we just don’t have, as seen by our trillions-worth of

Senior citizens wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site in Mandaluyong in May 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCASA SENATOR has filed a bill that will bring down the age of senior citizenship to 56 from 60, allowing earlier access to benefits, including the