Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL), a subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corp., has appointed J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley as joint global coordinators and bookrunners for a potential U.S. dollar-denominated bond offering.
Jollibee Foods Corp. continued its steady expansion both locally and abroad, driving an 18 percent rise in net income to P10.32 billion last year. The growth keeps the company on track to meet its five-year goal of tripling net profit to P26 billion by 2028.
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.