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Cue the unlikely sports fairytale—no buzzer-beaters, no knockout punches, just a click, a card, and a Filipino finally crashing poker’s velvet rope.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is stepping up scrutiny of last-mile delivery practices as complaints mount over parcels being prematurely tagged as “delivered” or “returned to sender,” leaving online shoppers empty-handed and out of pocket.

The country’s agricultural trade showed signs of stabilization in November 2025 as a sharp rebound in exports and a decline in imports helped narrow the trade deficit from October levels, even as the gap remained wider than in the same month last year.

The Philippines is setting a clear tone for its 2026 chairship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), positioning unity, continuity, and people-centered growth at the heart of its regional agenda.

Before the jets gleam and the engines roar, careers quietly clock in. At Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP), the real long-haul journeys are not measured in air miles but in years spent on the hangar floor—learning, leading, and staying.