The Philippines didn’t just make a splash at the 2025 World Travel Awards Grand Final in Bahrain—it delivered a full seven-wave set and rode each one like a country that knows exactly what it is doing.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expects travel between the Philippines and Australia to surge with Jetstar Airways’ new direct services linking Perth–Manila and, for the first time, Cebu–Brisbane.
If artificial intelligence has spent the last two years as corporate theater with lavish pilots and cautious applause, then Cisco and NVIDIA are now selling the stage itself.
Several things have changed over the past month. The global economy is now poised to face another severe slowdown and rising inflation as a result of the Middle East conflict. While the impact on countries may differ in magnitude, the oil supply shock will squeeze economic activity and raise prices significantly.
Grab Philippines is accelerating its shift to eco-mobility, expanding the rollout of its GrabTaxi Electric service as electric vehicle (EV) adoption gains momentum across the country.
Shopee is expanding its Tatak Pinoy MSME Roadshow across more provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao, scaling up a nationwide push to deliver digital skills training to underserved entrepreneurs.