Universal Robina Corporation (URC) posted ₱41.4 billion in sales for the third quarter of 2026, rising 7 percent from the same period last year and picking up pace from the first half of the year.

Ayala Land Inc. reported double-digit declines in both its net income and revenues for the first nine months of the year, dragged down by softer sales across its residential and office development segments.

Honda Philippines, Inc. has officially unveiled the 2027 Click160, its upgraded 160cc scooter built for better performance, fuel savings, and everyday practicality.

Strong domestic demand for affordable food products and a recovery in export sales sustained growth despite inflationary pressures, geopolitical uncertainties, and natural disasters, driving revenues of Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) 14 percent higher to P70.5 billion in the first nine months of 2026.

Listed mining firm OceanaGold (Philippines) Inc. (OGPI) reported a 95.1 percent rise in its net income for the first nine months of 2026, reaching $95.6 million from just $49 million in the same period last year.

Aboitiz Power Corp.’s retail electricity arm, AdventEnergy, has signed up new customers following the recent expansion of the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) program, making competitive power options available to far more businesses across the country.

The Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association is pushing the government to replace diesel plants in remote off-grid areas with solar and battery systems, saying the move will lower electricity bills and ease a fast-growing subsidy burden on consumers and the national budget.

The nearly USD1-billion Malampaya expansion will extend by about six years the life of a gas field supplying roughly one-fifth of Luzon’s electricity requirements, giving the Philippines a crucial buffer against imported fuel dependence, volatile energy prices and potential supply disruptions.

Ayala Land Inc. expects leasing to become its main growth engine in 2027 as new malls and hotels mature, betting on recurring income and P55 billion in capital recycling to finance expansion without adding debt.

The SM Mall of Asia complex in Pasay City has cemented its reputation as one of the country’s premier running destinations, hosting 39 marathons and fun runs that drew more than 425,000 participants over the past nine months alone.

Century Properties Group Inc. (CPGI) is adding 3,265 homes worth a combined P6.35 billion to its portfolio through two new developments in Laguna and Batangas, targeting workers near major industrial and employment hubs in CALABARZON.

Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc., led by the Villar group, is opening up its nationwide chain of malls and office buildings to new tenants, reaching out to leading retail brands, restaurant operators, and other businesses looking to grow their footprint across the country. The property developer manages over 1.6 million square meters of total floor space, and says bringing in more partners will help make the most of its properties while offering shoppers a wider variety of goods and services.

Fintech lender Skyro is strengthening its credit evaluation capabilities through access to a wider pool of borrower information, as it expands beyond purchase financing into broader consumer financial services.

Maya has thrown its support behind the DOJ–Office of Cybercrime’s CyberReady Campus Tour at UP Diliman, urging stronger cooperation between government, industry, and the public to fight digital scams.

Consumers account for 80–85 percent of artificial intelligence usage in the Philippines, far outpacing corporate deployment and underscoring the untapped potential for businesses to adopt the technology, according to the e-Conomy SEA 2026 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company.

The government plans to let businesses register with key employee-benefit agencies through a single digital platform, potentially eliminating separate filings with the Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and Pag-IBIG Fund.

Filipinos have long treated food security and food self-sufficiency as though they were the same, as if a country that grows all the food it eats automatically has a well-fed population.

A 29-hour journey is a long time to think about a sporting career. There are connecting flights, airport layovers, uncomfortable seats, and the inevitable question of whether the person beside you has also decided that sleeping on an airplane is an exercise in futility. For nine young Filipino athletes on their way to Dakar, Senegal, however, the long trek is hopefully headed to success. They are about to compete in the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, an event that could become an important chapter in their sporting lives.

In high school, our mentors taught us noun declensions, Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul and four-part harmony. Somewhere between Latin and music, we also acquired the comforting belief that we were neither rich nor poor. With P50 in our pockets, we could go places and still come home with change. Life was a picnic. We did not realize the picnic had an expiry date.

There are few things in life that can transform a perfectly reasonable Filipino into an aggrieved Elizabethan actor quite as quickly as a traffic dispute. The most demure women become tigresses. Soft-spoken gentlemen discover that their vocal cords have capabilities they never knew existed. People who would ordinarily apologize when someone steps on their shoes suddenly develop an unshakable conviction that the entire road system has been personally entrusted to their care. And the language. My goodness, the language.