The government's Unified 911 Emergency Response System is expanding into Mindanao with the opening of satellite command centers in Cagayan de Oro and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), strengthening efforts to build a faster and more localized nationwide emergency network.
Chinese automaker GAC is stepping up its Philippine electric vehicle (EV) expansion with the launch of the AION UT, betting that affordability and advanced technology will help accelerate EV adoption beyond the premium segment.
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) is quietly becoming one of the government’s most important players in water security, stepping beyond its traditional role as a lender to local water districts and into a more visible role as crisis coordinator and sector stabilizer.
Registration is now open to the public for the upcoming PRU Pop Run, a special running event celebrating Pru Life UK’s 30th anniversary of service in the Philippines. Scheduled for 30 August at Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati, the event combines fitness, music, nostalgia, and Filipino pop culture for participants of all ages and skill levels.
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.
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.
Setting the initial public offering price of Mynt Inc., the operator of GCash, at P6.60 per share—near the lower end of its indicative range—does not signal trouble, according to market watchers. The figure lands close to the mid-point of the original P10-per-share indicative price band.