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The Philippines’ return to High Point Market after nearly two decades is already paying dividends, with local furniture and home furnishings manufacturers securing USD3.7 million in initial orders and attracting interest from some of the world’s largest lifestyle and home décor brands.

Girlie, a Philippine eagle rescued in 1982 as a juvenile with a permanent injury and blindness in one eye, has spent over 40 years in human care and is now in her mid‑40s — well beyond the species’ usual lifespan. Living at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center since 2009, she stands as the living symbol of the long‑running partnership between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF).

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) has expanded its footprint in Eastern Visayas with the opening of Metro Naval in Biliran, reinforcing its strategy of tapping growth opportunities in underserved provincial markets amid intensifying competition in the retail sector.

As part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Japan, top officials from both countries signed an agreement providing about JPY 356 million (roughly P134 million) in grant aid for Filipino public servants to pursue advanced studies in Japan. Ambassador Endo Kazuya and Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro formalized the deal through an Exchange of Notes for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) project.