Government Service Insurance System President and General Manager Wick Veloso has been conferred the “Asia’s Modern Hero” award for distinguished public service and financial leadership, receiving the honor at the September 25, 2026 ceremony at Okada Manila organized by the Golden Icons Foundation and Asia’s Golden Icon Awards & Events Inc.

The government has triggered its new fuel-tax relief mechanism for the second time in five months, as elevated global oil prices again push crude above the statutory threshold for temporary tax cuts.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is deepening its partnership with Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to widen financing options for small businesses and electric vehicles (EVs), while pushing digital tools to bring government services closer to entrepreneurs nationwide.