ACEN Corp., the renewable energy arm of the Ayala Group, has partnered with UPC Renewables for the construction of two green energy projects in India: a 420-megaWatt solar farm in Rajasthan and a 120 MW wind farm in Karnataka.
Alabat Wind Power Corp., a unit of listed renewable energy innovator Alternergy Holdings Corp., received the first two units of the largest wind turbines to be installed in the Philippines.
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) and the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) have signed a memorandum of agreement to explore the use of hybrid solar and wind energy systems for sustainable power in underserved and unserved areas across the Philippines.
SP New Energy Corp., a listed renewable energy company, is committed to complete its stock rights offering that will raise P2.82 billion in fresh equity to pursue various green energy projects and facilitate its proposed share-for-asset swap with Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings Inc.
Finance Secretary and Social Security Commission Chairman Frederick D. Go praised the Social Security System (SSS) for launching its Emergency Loan Program (ELP), saying it will help members get faster and easier access to financial support during disasters.
Ischaemic heart diseases, cancer, and strokes are still the deadliest threats in the Philippines. From January to June 2025, 53,985 deaths—nearly one in five—were due to heart disease alone, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.
The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.