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Philippines expects AI to enhance customer experience industry

The Philippine customer experience industry is placing a high-stakes wager on artificial intelligence and expecting it to pay off.

Yulo, Gawilan boost Philippine sporting profile 

Philippine sport scored another quiet but meaningful win off the field as two of its most decorated athletes secured places in Toyota Motor Asia’s refreshed Global Team Toyota Athletes (GTTA) roster for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games and Asian Para Games.

Philippine mangoes spread sweetness across continents

Philippine mangoes have long traveled overseas, filling supermarket shelves and satisfying homesick Filipinos abroad. But increasingly, the country’s signature fruit is reaching new corners of the world and finding a place not just as a familiar export, but as a premium product for global consumers.

MPTC ramps up road safety drive vis BiyaHero caravan

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) stepped up its road safety campaign by bringing government agencies, transport groups, local government units, and private sector partners together for the Mission Road Safety BiyaHero Caravan, an initiative aimed at promoting responsible driving among public transport operators.

IBPAP Awards spotlight AI and skills shift

The Philippine IT-BPM industry used its biggest awards night to spotlight a changing growth strategy, with artificial intelligence, workforce upskilling, sustainability, and innovation emerging as key priorities for the sector’s next stage of expansion.

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Romualdez arrested in P7.44-B flood case

Former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was arrested Monday in connection with a P7.44-billion flood control case filed by the Office of the Ombudsman against him and other officials, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said. Remulla told reporters that authorities served the arrest warrant on Romualdez at Cardinal Santos Medical Center, where he was receiving medical care. The case involves allegations of irregularities in controversial flood control projects that have triggered a wider government investigation into public infrastructure spending. Romualdez’s arrest marks a dramatic escalation in the probe, with the Ombudsman pursuing charges against several officials over projects worth billions of pesos.

Foreign currency reserves hold firm at $104.8 billion in August

The country’s foreign currency reserves stood strong at $104.8 billion as of the end of August 2026, driven by higher global gold prices and earnings from foreign investments, according to preliminary data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Although government withdrawals to pay off foreign debt offset some gains, the overall buffer remains well above global safety standards.

Fuel prices set to rise sharply; over P5 per liter for diesel and kerosene, P4+ for gasoline

The Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed major across-the-board fuel price hikes taking effect this week, reversing last week’s slight rollback.

Pork prices fall on ASF fears; vaccines, support seen stabilizing industry

Pork farmgate prices have dropped sharply as domestic hog raisers rush sales ahead of the rainy season to avoid African swine fever (ASF) losses, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday. Higher output from last year’s price surge, not imports, drives the shift—production rose 5.6npercent in Q2 while farmgate prices fell nearly 19 percent year-on-year.
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