Seven Waves Up: The Philippines surges to the top of global tourism—again
The Philippines didn’t just make a splash at the 2025 World Travel Awards Grand Final in Bahrain—it delivered a full seven-wave set and rode each one like a country that knows exactly what it is doing.
RestoRUN: The day the Philippines took Michelin for a food trip
The Department of Tourism on Friday, December 5, didn’t just tap the global culinary world on the shoulder—it grabbed it by the lapels and declared, “Fasten your seatbelts. The Philippines is serving greatness.”
Netflix makes historic USD83B power play, buys Warner Bros
Netflix’s bold move to acquire Warner Bros. from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a USD82.7-billion cash-and-stock deal sent shockwaves through Hollywood on Friday, along with a jolt of anxiety on Wall Street.
Hybrids power Honda’s Philippine push forward
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. is stepping on the accelerator as demand for its electrified lineup surges, with hybrid sales nearly doubling in 2025. President Rie Miyake called the uptick the start of “a new phase” in Honda’s local electrification drive.
Foreign reserves climb to US$111.1B in November
The country’s gross international reserves rose to $111.1 billion at end-November 2025, up from $109.7 billion in October. Preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) show the reserves can cover 7.4 months of imports, far above the standard three-month safety benchmark, signaling strong economic resilience.
