San Miguel Corp. said its power generation arm plans to sell 21.4 million shares in Manila Electric Co. to Metro Pacific Investment Corp., potentially reshaping the ownership mix of the country’s largest power distributor.

University of Perpetual Help Medical Center–Las Piñas (PHMC-LP) founder and chief executive Antonio Laperal Tamayo has received Hospital Management Asia’s CEO of the Year Excellence Award, as the medical center marks its 50th anniversary.

First Philippine Holdings Corp. said its board approved a new share buyback program that gives the Lopez-led conglomerate up to P5 billion to repurchase its own shares over the next two years while also declaring P467 million in cash dividends.

P&A Foundation, Inc., the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and the Association of Certified Public Accountants in Commerce and Industry (ACPACI) have renewed their partnership for the 28th Search for the Outstanding Accounting Students of the Philippines (SOASP), continuing a program aimed at developing the country’s next generation of accountants.

Semirara Mining and Power Corp. is scaling back operations at its Acacia mine as rising seawater inflows strain pumping capacity and threaten access to the mine’s remaining coal reserves.

Shell Pilipinas Corp. and Landers Superstore are combining their fuel and retail networks under a strategic partnership aimed at expanding customer reach while extending membership benefits across fuel purchases and everyday shopping.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) have signed a compromise agreement that resolves years of legal battles over regulatory fees, clearing the way for additional public funding. Signed Thursday at the ERC headquarters in Pasig, the pact settles long-running disputes over permit fees and annual supervision and regulation charges, with both sides agreeing to set aside their differing positions on the matter.

Yuchengco-led PetroWind Energy Inc. has signed a Renewable Energy Payment Agreement (REPA) with state-run National Transmission Corp. (TransCo), locking in guaranteed pricing for its 13.56-megawatt Nabas Wind Power Project Phase 2 in Aklan. This follows the project securing its Green Energy Auction tariff in 2022, plus a provisional operating permit from the Energy Regulatory Commission in May 2026 and a formal tariff endorsement from the Department of Energy in July 2026.

Pag-IBIG Fund and Megawide Construction Corp. have reached a key construction milestone for the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), with two buildings at JAB Residences in Dasmariñas City, Cavite completing their main structural works.

Megawide Dreamrise Residences Inc., an arm of listed firm Megawide Construction Corp., will turn over 500 housing units in Dasmariñas, Cavite, before the end of 2026, bringing much-needed affordable homes closer to many low-income Filipino families. These units form part of the 7,410 the company aims to complete under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino, or 4PH Program, which pushes for modern, efficient socialized housing built with advanced construction methods.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has put the government’s Mile-Long Property in Makati back on the sale track, potentially turning a prime 22,924-square-meter state asset into fresh funds for priority programs.

The government is expanding an existing economic zone in Cavite, opening an additional 1.46 hectares for companies seeking sites to establish or expand operations in the province.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is moving succeeding UPLIFT cash assistance payouts to GCash through December 2026, giving qualified households a digital option for receiving government aid as the agency targets 7.5 million beneficiaries.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is standing by its authority to penalize telecommunications companies for failing to meet mobile broadband standards, while saying operators will have an opportunity to challenge the regulator’s findings before enforcement cases are resolved.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ran joint quality-of-service tests this Thursday alongside the country’s three major mobile providers across Quezon City, Manila, and Pasay City, to measure real-world voice and mobile broadband performance following widespread user reports of poor connectivity.

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. has expanded its nationwide child online safety and data privacy campaign, launching its award-winning Project PIGLET in Cebu and bringing critical cyber-literacy education to the Visayas region.

The electric vehicle has arrived in the Philippines with a promise familiar to anyone who has spent an afternoon crawling along EDSA: less dependence on gasoline, quieter motoring, and a little less money disappearing into the fuel tank. It’s an appealing proposition. The only complication is that the Filipino road has never been particularly interested in making life easy for anyone.

A gun is not ill-gotten wealth simply because it is a gun. But a P900,000 gun is not invisible money either.

There is a particular moment in every Filipino basketball game when somebody on the sidelines becomes a coach. It does not matter if the game is in the PBA, UAAP, NBA, or a barangay court with one hoop, a cracked backboard, and a dog wandering underneath it. Somebody always knows what the team should be doing. “Pass!” “Box out!” “Take the shot!” “Why is he still playing?” It is not necessarily criticism. It is participation.

In 1986, the Philippines stood at a historic crossroads. Fresh from the People Power Revolution, the country embraced a vibrant democratic morning with a distinct economic head start in Southeast Asia. Across the South China Sea, Vietnam was in dire straits—reeling from decades of war, international isolation, and hyperinflation. Yet that very year, Hanoi launched Doi Moi, an ambitious series of economic reforms meant to transition from a rigid command economy toward a more market-driven system.