Better weather boosts 1H rice, corn output—PSA data
Palay production in the first half of 2025 is estimated to have reached 9.08 million metric tons, up 6.4 percent from 8.53 million tons in the same period last year.
Brigadang Ayala shifts to skills-based school support
The Ayala Group has expanded its support for the Department of Education’s Balik Eskwela initiative by deploying over 2,400 employee volunteers to 116 schools nationwide through its Brigadang Ayala Balik Eskwela program.
Tanduay ranks among world’s top liquor brands in 2024
Tanduay, the flagship liquor brand of Lucio Tan’s business empire, has secured the 7th spot in The Spirits Business magazine’s 2024 Top 10 Best-Selling Brand Champions list, making it the only rum—and only Filipino—brand to break into the global ranking.
Globe pushes digital inclusion in Tawi-Tawi with 2,000 new cell sites
Globe Telecom reaffirmed its commitment to digital inclusion and infrastructure development during the Digital Bayanihan event in Tawi-Tawi, led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Marcos, Romualdez trust ratings up; Duterte, Escudero slip
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez posted gains in public trust and performance ratings, while Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Chiz Escudero saw significant declines, according to OCTA Research’s 2nd Quarter 2025 “Tugon ng Masa” (TNM) survey.
