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.
Globe Telecom has secured a P5-billion term loan facility from BDO Unibank, providing additional financial flexibility to support network investments, refinance existing obligations, and meet general corporate funding requirements as demand for digital services continues to rise.
Freelancing has become an increasingly popular career choice in the Philippines, with the sector recording a 208 percent growth in revenue between 2019 and 2020 – the highest rate across Asia.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its foundation arm, is advancing financial inclusion by rolling out financial education initiatives in communities near ACEN’s renewable energy project sites. The partnership covers areas in Quezon, Laguna, and Zambales provinces, targeting around 3,000 direct beneficiaries.
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has kicked off the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) to secure 600 megawatts (MW) of baseload capacity, aiming to guarantee sufficient and reliable power supply for its customers. The move follows the Department of Energy’s (DOE) issuance of a Certificate of Conformity after more than a year of review, and forms part of Meralco’s latest DOE-approved Power Supply Procurement Plan.