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DigiPlus Interactive Corp. on Thursday cautioned lawmakers against implementing a total ban on online gaming, warning that such could drive users toward unregulated black markets and undermine consumer protection, job security, and government revenue.

Despite alarming spikes in teenage pregnancies, the Philippines’ population growth has plunged below 1 percent in 2024—probably its lowest rate since World War II—threatening to erode what has long been its most potent economic force: its people power. 

Scheirman Construction Consolidated Inc. (SCCI), one of the country's leading construction firms, has deployed P129 million worth of new heavy equipment to accelerate project delivery and expand its nationwide footprint.

Bright Kindle Resources & Investments Inc. (BKR), a listed investment holding company, said it secured Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval for two key corporate developments involving its subsidiary, Brightstar Holdings & Development Inc. (BHDI). 

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted P749.63 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), a major anti-smuggling breakthrough that may have broader implications for fiscal enforcement and trade monitoring. Acting on credible intelligence, the BOC flagged a 40-foot container falsely declared as balikbayan boxes. Upon inspection, authorities discovered over 110 kilograms of shabu hidden in four boxes.