Ever wanted to sail with Luffy and the Straw Hat crew? Now’s your chance—no Devil Fruit required. SM North EDSA just went full anime mode, teaming up with Toei Animation to drop the biggest “One Piece” activation in the Philippines. The Block Atrium is now basically the “One Piece”...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has formally re-issued “committed capacity” status for the 1,2000 Atimonan One Energy Inc. (AOE) ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant project of Meralco PowerGen (MGen), the power generation subsidiary of Manila Electric Co. The re-issued confirmation that...
In a launch unlike any other, JBL Philippines introduced its most feature-rich headphones to date—the JBL Tour One M3 Smart TX—at an exclusive event held on July 23, 2025, at Shangri-La The Fort, Taguig City. Led by Larry Secreto, Harman Philippines director of Consumer Audio, the event treated...
A one-percent excise tax on remittances under the proposed "One Big Beautiful Bill" in the United States (US) could reduce Filipino remittances by $1.9 billion, or approximately ₱108 billion, in 2026, the Department of Finance (DOF) estimated. Finance Undersecretary and Chief Economist Domini...
The country’s oldest business group is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to advance his administration’s entire agenda through a single bill, similar to the One Big Beautiful Bill recently signed into law by United States (US) President Donald Trump. The Chamber of Commerce of the...
The Philippines and Japan have forged an agreement that would further strengthen both countries’ disaster resilience in Greater Metro Manila area, particularly in dealing with earthquakes and tsunamis. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Officer-in-Charge Charge Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito...
The Philippines is now operationalizing Japan’s proposed “one-theater” concept which envisions the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Korean Peninsula as a single and integrated theater of operations in wartime. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said...
'Seducing Drake Palma ' star Rabin Angeles has acknowledged limiting his social media exposure to reduce stress. 'Ngayon po sa totoo lang, hindi na ako masyado nagsosocial media para hindi na ako masyado nag-iisip-isip. (Honestly, I don 't want to spend too much time on...
A bill supported by United States (US) President Donald Trump, currently pending approval in the US Senate, would likely only minimally reduce remittances to the Philippines as more Filipinos who used to work overseas have returned home, according to Deutsche Bank Research. In a June 20 report,...
Islay Erika Bomogao described her feeling after her most recent win as a “dream come true,” and one can 't blame her for being this excited. Getting the first taste of a knockout win on the biggest stage for striking arts in ONE Championship does that to a young fighter. Bomogao needed...
Tycoon Manny Villar has emerged as a defining force in Philippine urban development. His ambitious vision and legacy have given rise to Villar City, a sprawling 3,500-hectare megacity thoughtfully designed to meet the diverse demands of modern urban life. Villar City: The new center of gravity...
The proposal to tax outbound remittances of non-United States (US) nationals would slash Philippine inflows by as much as $476.5 million or over ₱26 billion per year, according to estimates from the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD). In a May 28 blog post, CGD experts Helen...
