Context.ph

5340 POSTS

Japan urges compliance on 10th anniversary of South China Sea legal ruling

Japan has called on China to respect international law, marking exactly ten years since a landmark legal ruling rejected Beijing’s vast maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Megaworld raises P5.6 billion for MREIT expansion push

Property giant Megaworld Corp. has raised P5.6 billion through a series of MREIT Inc. block sales between April and July, providing fresh capital to bankroll the next wave of township developments while expanding the listed real estate investment trust's portfolio.

Lenovo launches ICC platform to support 2026 World Cup operations

Lenovo has introduced its Intelligent Command Center, a centralized real-time system built to help manage the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026™. As the largest tournament to date with 48 teams, 104 matches, 16 host cities and three host nations, the event requires unprecedented operational coordination.

GSIS raises funeral benefit to P50,000 starting July 13

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has increased its funeral benefit from P30,000 to P50,000, effective for all deaths occurring on or after July 13, 2026.

Visa expands contactless payments to Manila’s LRT-2

Visa has launched automated, contactless fare collection systems across all 13 stations of the Manila Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), marking its fourth cashless transit initiative in the country. Developed in partnership with the Department of Transportation, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, and other industry stakeholders, the project enables more than 160,000 daily commuters to pay for train rides using Visa cards, QR codes, and NFC-enabled devices.

Just in

Perpetual Help Medical Center CEO wins hospital award

University of Perpetual Help Medical Center–Las Piñas (PHMC-LP) founder and chief executive Antonio Laperal Tamayo has received Hospital Management Asia’s CEO of the Year Excellence Award, as the medical center marks its 50th anniversary.

Philippines pushes ASEAN tourism data platform

The Philippines is spearheading an  initiative to establish a unified tourism intelligence platform within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that would give member states access to timely data, market forecasts and analytics to strengthen planning, marketing and crisis response.

NTC defends broadband penalties amid PCTO concerns 

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is standing by its authority to penalize telecommunications companies for failing to meet mobile broadband standards, while saying operators will have an opportunity to challenge the regulator’s findings before enforcement cases are resolved.

First Holdings sets 2-year, P5B share buyback program

First Philippine Holdings Corp. said its board approved a new share buyback program that gives the Lopez-led conglomerate up to P5 billion to repurchase its own shares over the next two years while also declaring P467 million in cash dividends.
spot_img