Japan remains the top overseas destination for Filipino travelers heading into the year-end holidays, but northern Vietnam is gaining traction among those looking to trade tropical heat for cooler weather, according to booking data from travel experiences platform Klook.
ABS‑CBN Corp. has reported a wider net loss of ₱2.95 billion for the first nine months of 2026, compared with the ₱2.24‑billion net loss recorded in the same period in 2025, hit by falling cable‑and‑broadband income as well as weaker advertising demand.
Several Metrobank branches across Metro Manila will be closed November 16‑18, 2026, in line with Malacañang’s declaration of special non‑working days for the 49th ASEAN Summit, the bank announced.
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) maintained flat year‑on‑year core income for the first nine months of 2026 despite rising interest and input costs, showing the resilience of the Philippine conglomerate’s diversified portfolio.
Former Bureau of Internal Revenue chief Charlito Martin R. Mendoza took over the Bureau of Customs on Friday, pledging to strengthen border protection and revenue collection while easing the movement of legitimate trade.
The Philippine economy is beginning to resemble a car running low on fuel while its engine overheats. Growth is sputtering, prices are soaring, jobs are getting harder to find, and agriculture—a major source of food and rural livelihoods—is contracting
Southeast Asia’s small businesses need stronger digital capabilities and better access to regional markets to tap more than 680 million consumers and help ASEAN achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy, ASEAN Foundation executive director Dr. Piti Srisangnam said.
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) will inaugurate SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu on November 26–28, 2026, with two major trade exhibitions that will add 21,000 square meters of leasable event space to Cebu’s growing meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry.
First Philippine Holdings Corp. (FPH) is selling its entire 90.74-percent stake in Rockwell Land Corp. to Crème Investment Corp., an investment vehicle of Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, for P15.92 billion, freeing up capital for the group's investments in energy, infrastructure, and other businesses.