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The Philippines has reaffirmed its 75 percent emission reduction and avoidance target in its 2026 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), laying out concrete plans to curb short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs)—or “superpollutants”—at the Superpollutant Action Summit in New York. Held alongside the 81st UN General Assembly and organized by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the summit gathered global leaders to speed action on pollutants that drive rapid warming and health harm.

The electric vehicle has arrived in the Philippines with a promise familiar to anyone who has spent an afternoon crawling along EDSA: less dependence on gasoline, quieter motoring, and a little less money disappearing into the fuel tank. It’s an appealing proposition. The only complication is that the Filipino road has never been particularly interested in making life easy for anyone.

Manila is set to host a new WTA 250 tournament in late 2027, giving the Philippines a second women’s professional tennis event and a potential new draw for higher-ranked players.

Alex Eala has added another shiny line to an already crowded résumé, earning a spot on TIME100 Next 2026 as the only tennis player among the magazine’s list of rising figures shaping the future.