Metro Rail Transit Line 3 on Wednesday reported serving 129.03 million passengers last year, higher by 30 percent from only 98.33 million passengers in 2022.
PLDT Global Corporation (PLDT Global), through its TINBO (Tindahan ni Bossing) platform, has expanded its suite of digital services with online shopping and food e-gift vouchers for its customers.
The Philippines surpassed its international visitor arrivals in 2023, recording 5.45 million foreign tourists that contributed an estimated P482.54 billion to the economy, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said.
Manila Water Co. Inc. said Wednesday that together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Manila Water Philippine Ventures Inc., it deemed the 25-year concession agreement with the provincial government of Pangasinan for a water supply project terminated at the end of 2023.
Cars have become remarkably good at worrying about us. They can warn when we are drifting out of a lane, tell us when another vehicle has entered our blind spot, apply the brakes when we fail to notice something ahead, and, in some cases, even keep themselves pointed in the right direction while traffic crawls along. It is an extraordinary development, particularly in a country where driving is akin to participating in a live-action negotiation with several hundred strangers. The problem is that the smarter the car becomes, the greater the temptation for us to become slightly less smart ourselves.
The financial regulators and market institutions on Friday announced that peso-denominated government bonds will transition to the international bond pricing convention for settlement purposes starting January 4, 2027. All relevant regulations and backend systems are scheduled to be fully operational before the end of 2026.
Philippine merchandise exports could hit a record USD100 billion in 2026, up from about USD84 billion last year, as surging electronics shipments and a possible mineral export recovery offset risks from US tariff policies.