US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg underscored the growing global push for secure and reliable supply chains during a May 18 visit to the site of the Philippines’ planned Economic Security Zone in New Clark City.
State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with South Korea’s Korea Water Resources Corp. to explore building a “smart village” in New Clark City, marking a fresh push to develop climate-resilient, technology-driven communities in the Philippines.
The Philippine Coast Guard is planting a strategic training hub in New Clark City, establishing its Command and Admiral Staff College inside the city’s expanding government district.
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is making a fourth push to attract private investors to commercialize the passive information and communications technology (ICT) backbone of New Clark City, relaunching a P2.5-billion project critical to building the country’s first smart metropolis.
When the hot air balloons rise again in February 2026, it will feel less like the return of an event and more like the reopening of a beloved chapter in Philippine travel. After taking a breather in 2025, the Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta comes back with renewed purpose, reminding travelers why this sky-filled weekend has long been a bright spot on the tourism calendar.
Gilas Pilipinas Men’s 3x3 team wasted little time making its presence felt at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, winning twice Monday and putting itself within touching distance of the quarterfinals.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. has expanded its investment in Ayala Corp. through a share purchase valued at roughly P44.5 billion, lifting its economic ownership from 4.7 percent to 15 percent and its voting interest to 20 percent, at an agreed price of P650 per common share.
Major fuel firms are rolling out another round of steep price rises, marking the third consecutive week of big adjustments and prompting companies to split the increases across two days to soften immediate impact.
The Philippine government launched the milk component of the 2026 School-Based Feeding Program at Quirino Elementary School in Quezon City on Monday, bringing locally produced milk to about 4.6 million learners nationwide while building a reliable market for Filipino dairy farmers.