PAL launches first nonstop Cebu–Guam flights
The Philippine Airlines (PAL) has launched the first nonstop flights between Cebu and Guam, directly connecting Central Visayas to the US territory in the western Pacific.
DA steps up crackdown on pork and onion price violators
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its crackdown on food retailers selling pork and onions above the government’s maximum suggested retail price (MSRP).
EMSA awards Airbus €30m contract for maritime surveillance drones
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has selected Airbus to provide maritime surveillance services using its Flexrotor uncrewed aerial system under a €30 million framework contract.
BSP eyes stronger capital markets, market-based operations
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is stepping up efforts to deepen the money market, expand capital market development, and improve cross-border payments to support economic growth and financial stability, BSP deputy governor Zeno Ronald R. Abenoja said at the 4th ASEAN+3 Economic Cooperation and Financial Stability Forum held in November in Hong Kong.
Alex Eala fulfills a promise, delivers SEA Games gold
Under the merciless noon sun of Bangkok, Alex Eala didn’t just play tennis—she settled unfinished business 26 years in the making. The 20-year-old Filipino star dismantled Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6–1, 6–2, to end the Philippines’ long gold-medal drought in women’s singles at the Southeast Asian Games.
