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Manibela-led transport strike declared a failure

The transport strike led by Malayang Alyansa ng Bus Employees at Laborers Para sa Karapatan sa Paggawa (Manibela) only had minimal impact and failed to paralyze public transportation in Metro Manila and its environs, the government said on Monday.  

Figaro more than doubles its 2023 income

Coffee shop and restaurant operator Figaro Coffee Group Inc. on Monday reported net income growing 133 percent in fiscal year ending June to P462.6 million from last year’s P198.2 million. 

Grab Ph encourages frequent driver-partner/social protection unit meet ups

Grab Philippines has strengthened its partnership with government-affiliated social protection agencies as part of the commitment to safeguard the welfare of its driver partners.

Paterno chairs US-based convenience store group

Jose Victor Paterno, president and CEO at Philippine Seven Corp, is elected chairman of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) based in Alexandria, in the United States. 

Hog raisers welcome plan realigning intelligence funds for vaccines

Hog raisers on Monday welcomed the legislative proposal realigning a portion or P1.5 billion in intelligence funds for the purchase of vaccine against the African swine fever.

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Taekwondo jin Yape delivers 4th Asian Games gold

The Philippines is back at four gold medals in the Asian Games, matching its haul from Hangzhou in 2023.

Smart Travē cuts eSIM rates up to 43% for holiday travelers 

Filipinos traveling abroad this season get up to 43 percent off Smart Travē eSIM data packs—just in time for year-end trips across 100+ destinations.

P3B fuel subsidy targets farmers, fishers, truckers 

The government is rolling out P3 billion in fuel subsidies this month for about 300,000 farmers, fisherfolk and agricultural truckers as elevated oil prices and El Niño squeeze production and distribution costs.

Over a thousand volunteers join Jollibee Group coastal cleanup drive

More than 90 employees from the Jollibee Group and its brands—Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Chowking, and Greenwich—joined the global International Coastal Cleanup here on September 19, 2026, collecting over 400 kilograms of waste from shorelines.
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