Alex Eala opened her campaign at the Dubai Tennis Championships with a performance that blended control and conviction, advancing to the Round of 32 after taking a tightly contested first set before American Hailey Baptiste retired with injury.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is accelerating plans to modernize both the seaport and airport at Poro Point, pursuing separate public-private partnership (PPP) tracks to unlock the former US military facility’s potential as Northern Luzon’s next logistics and tourism gateway.
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) is pressing for swift passage of the proposed Online Site Blocking Act after reporting that online piracy in the Philippines remains stubbornly high, with half of Filipino consumers accessing pirated content in 2025.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is targeting P10 billion in revenues in 2026, pivoting from headline income growth to a sharper focus on jobs, investments, and long-term asset value, its top executive said.
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slid 1.3 percent to 6,384.58, extending profit-taking for a second session after touching seven- to nine-month highs. Even so, the benchmark remains comfortably above the 6,000 mark, keeping the broader uptrend intact and suggesting the pullback is more consolidation than reversal.
Asia United Bank posted a record 12 percent rise in net income to P12.7 billion in 2025, driven by a stronger commercial lending portfolio and improved operational efficiency.
Cash sent home by overseas Filipinos reached a new record in 2025, providing a steady lift to the Philippine economy and to millions of households that depend on support from family members abroad.
First Gen Corp., controlled by the Lopez family, is acquiring a 40 percent equity stake in pumped storage hydropower portfolio Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc., part of billionaire Enrique Razon Jr.’s infrastructure venture, for P75 billion.
The Department of Energy (DOE) is starting preparations this year for the public bidding of the coal mining rights on Semirara Island, as the contract held by Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) expires in July next year.