More than 30 members of the Tagbanua Tandulanen Indigenous Cultural Community from 11 El Nido barangays recently took part in disaster preparedness training organized by PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications. Held alongside work on the Palawan Resiliency Submarine Cable Project, the effort underscores that stronger connectivity goes hand in hand with stronger communities.

A fresh wave of upcoming initial public offerings, led by GCash parent Mynt Inc., is bringing renewed attention to the Philippine stock market and expanding choices for everyday investors.

Mang Inasal, the grilled food brand under Jollibee Group, maintained double-digit systemwide sales growth in the first half of 2026, reporting a 13.2 percent rise following a 15.6 percent full-year increase in 2025.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the regulatory framework governing market making activities, bringing Philippine market practices in line with international standards to improve liquidity, strengthen price formation, and support capital raising in the country’s financial markets.

Primelectric’s Ignite Power and Energy Holdings Inc. on Monday welcomed the approval of its proposed joint venture with the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II), vowing to modernize the cooperative’s power distribution system and improve electricity services across its franchise area.

Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital is advancing a USD2-billion investment program in the Philippines, targeting fuel storage, pipeline development and cold chain logistics as the country seeks to strengthen energy security and improve supply chain resilience.

Singapore-based Vena Energy is advancing P245.3 billion in renewable energy investments in the Philippines, with plans to develop an additional 2.6 gigawatts-peak (GWp) of capacity to meet rising power demand and support industrial expansion.

Amid the ongoing El Niño dry spell, local hydropower developers are urging the government to step up assistance and put in place clearer policies to speed up project rollout across the country.

Megaworld Corp. and Federal Land Inc. are preparing separate partnerships with Pag-IBIG Fund to widen access to affordable homes, adding two major property players to the government’s expanding housing drive.

At least 50,000 housing units will be offered to prospective homebuyers by more than 80 property developers at the government-led 2nd National Housing Expo 2026 on October 19 to 20 at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City, as the government seeks to widen access to homeownership through closer coordination between developers and housing finance institutions.

In property development, green credentials can help sell a dream. Southlinks Estate now has five stars to back up the pitch—but turning a sustainable masterplan into a sustainable neighbourhood is the harder part.

DMCI Homes has entered the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program through a partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund, opening a potential new financing pathway for homebuyers, beginning with its Anissa Heights condominium development in Pasay City.

Philippine organizations are struggling to secure artificial intelligence (AI) agents and coordinate cyber defense operations, even as they demonstrate stronger-than-average cybersecurity readiness, according to Cisco’s latest report.

The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is turning to energy management technology to help businesses cut electricity costs, reduce waste and sharpen the competitiveness of the country’s economic zones.

Lenovo has unveiled a broad expansion of its Yoga lineup, bringing together high-performance laptops, pen-first tablets, a new cross-device concept, and an upgraded personal AI system to support creative work from initial idea to finished project.

For years, new iPhone launches have meant long lines and midnight waits. This year, Globe Platinum transformed that tradition, turning the iPhone 18 release into an intimate celebration of innovation, dining, and community.

There was a time when watching a basketball game largely meant arguing about the referee, questioning the coach’s substitutions, and insisting that the player who missed three free throws should have been benched in the second quarter. These remain perfectly respectable ways to ruin a Sunday afternoon. Of late, however, there is increasingly another reason to get worked up over a game: money.

Quite a lot of us have had the experience. We open our banking app to send P500 to a godson for his birthday, and the screen politely informs us that this act of generosity will cost us P25. Nakagulat. Five percent of our kindness, gone—not to our godson, not to charity, but to a fee whose only visible purpose is to exist. Haay naku.

Apparently, the moment Alex Eala cracked the WTA top 20, she also signed an imaginary contract to win every match.

Filipino motorists appreciate the freedom to leave the house on a given morning without checking the last digit of the license plate. In Metro Manila, this can be worth a surprising amount of money. A day without number coding means another day of using the car, another day without arranging a ride, another day without pondering why a perfectly serviceable vehicle has to stay in the garage. So when a salesperson mentions that a particular electrified vehicle can be driven even on its coding day, a prospective buyer has incentive to sit up a little straighter.