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Globe backs DepEd push for unified online safeguards for minors

Globe has thrown its full support behind Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s call for telcos and social media platforms to join hands in strengthening online protections for Filipino children, as the Department of Education seeks broader industry collaboration to secure young people in digital spaces.

Agriculture damage from monsoon, storms tops ₱1 billion

Damage to the agriculture sector from the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Luis and Maymay has surpassed P1 billion, according to the 7 a.m. advisory today from the Department of Agriculture’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Center. The figure marks a sharp rise from the P689.66 million reported just last Thursday.

InLife-PhilHealth tie-up brings preventive care closer to workers 

The partnership between InLife Benefits and PhilHealth could help close a persistent gap in preventive healthcare by bringing the government’s YAKAP program closer to private-sector employees and making routine screening easier to access.

Cebu Airport unlocks Southern Cebu’s best adventures

For travelers exploring the Visayas, Mactan-Cebu International Airport is more than a place to land. It is the jumping-off point for a journey through Cebu’s heritage, beaches, waterfalls, marine wonders, and mountain landscapes.

EJMT connectivity push targets East Java trade growth 

The East Java Multipurpose Terminal is seeking to strengthen logistics links between East Java and Eastern Indonesia, a move that could widen market access, improve cargo flows, and give businesses more options for moving goods across the archipelago.

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Cybersecurity core to digital finance: Maya leaders

Filipinos’ growing use of financial apps has moved cybersecurity from back-end concern to central user experience, Maya executives said at the BusinessWorld Cybersecurity Summit. This shift reshapes industry practices, customer expectations, and regulatory needs.

PLDT, Smart block over 100 violent content sites in expanded child safety drive

PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. have blocked more than 100 websites found streaming or hosting footage of school shootings and other acts of extreme violence, moving to shield users from harmful and disturbing online material.

Philippine poverty rate hits record-low 9.7% in 2025

The Philippines lifted 6.5 million Filipinos out of poverty in just two years, pushing the national poverty rate down to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025 and allowing the government to hit its single-digit target three years ahead of schedule.

BSP leads regional central bank cooperation on consumer protection, AI governance at EMEAP 2026

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. and his counterparts from the East Asia and Pacific region have pledged to deepen cooperation on shared challenges facing financial systems, advancing key initiatives to bolster consumer safeguards and guide responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across the industry.
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