The Philippine Statistics Authority has issued and delivered a combined 40.9 million national identification cards, called PhilIDs, to registered persons nationwide, or short of the target set for 2022.
The government has retained the projected local output growth measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) at 7.6 percent in the third quarter of 2022, according to National Statistician Dennis Mapa.
Philippine food manufacturers are sharpening their focus on India as biscuit maker Monde M.Y. San Corporation and banana chipmaker See’s International Food Manufacturing Corp. headline the country’s participation at Indusfood 2026, set for January 8 to 10 at the India Exposition Mart in Greater Noida.
Boeing landed Alaska Airlines’ largest aircraft order ever, a sweeping deal that signals renewed confidence in the US plane maker despite last year’s safety crisis and ongoing certification hurdles.
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.