The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) is pressing for swift passage of the proposed Online Site Blocking Act after reporting that online piracy in the Philippines remains stubbornly high, with half of Filipino consumers accessing pirated content in 2025.
Megawide Dreamrise Residences Inc., an arm of listed firm Megawide Construction Corp., will turn over 500 housing units in Dasmariñas, Cavite, before the end of 2026, bringing much-needed affordable homes closer to many low-income Filipino families. These units form part of the 7,410 the company aims to complete under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino, or 4PH Program, which pushes for modern, efficient socialized housing built with advanced construction methods.
This Teacher’s Month, AIA Philippines, The Medical City, ABS-CBN Foundation, and the DepEd Schools Division of San Jose del Monte launched the Hope Mobi Clinic, offering free breast cancer screening to 100 public school teachers in Bulacan. A formal Memorandum of Understanding signing solidified the partners’ shared goal of bringing breast health care closer to communities.
The Philippines is expected to welcome 6.3 million international visitors by 2028, leaving arrivals nearly 2 million short of the pre-pandemic peak even as tourism across Asia-Pacific rebounds beyond 2019 levels.
NQX Philippines (formerly Quantrics) and Naga City Leni Robredo have reaffirmed public‑private collaboration as key to workforce development, community growth, and regional progress during a recent courtesy call at Naga City Hall.