Iloilo embraces QR payments in markets, PUVs
Iloilo Province has launched the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program to promote wider use of digital payments in public markets, public utility vehicles (PUVs), and local businesses, in line with the national push for financial inclusion.
Fuel prices up again: Caltex, Shell, Seaoil announce hikes
Motorists and commuters should brace for another round of fuel price increases as major oil players Caltex, Shell Pilipinas, and Seaoil Philippines announced upward adjustments in pump prices, effective 6:01 AM on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
YGG Play Summit 2025 returns to Manila
Yield Guild Games (YGG) has announced the highly anticipated return of the YGG Play Summit, the world’s largest player-focused Web3 gaming event, scheduled from 18 to 22 November 2025 at SMX Aura in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Metro Manila.
PH lifts poultry import ban from Israel, South Dakota
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on poultry imports from Israel and South Dakota, USA, after both areas successfully contained avian influenza outbreaks.
Security Bank launches P5-B fixed-rate peso bond offering
Security Bank Corp. has launched a fixed-rate peso bond offering with a minimum issue size of P5 billion and an option to increase through oversubscription. The bonds, part of the bank’s P200-billion peso bond and commercial papers program, will have a five-year tenor and offer a fixed annual interest rate of 6 percent. The public offering runs from September 22 to October 17, 2025, with a minimum investment of P500,000 and increments of P100,000.
