Filipina bobsledders turned in solid finishes in their debut appearance at the IBSF North American Cup monobob race in Lake Placid, New York recently. Rhea Sumalpong and Shirley Salamagos of the Philippine National Bobsled Luge & Skeleton Association Inc. placed sixth and seventh places,...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) prepares to implement a three-term academic calendar for School Year (SY) 2026–2027, Catholic schools are raising concerns over potential challenges. This has prompted the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and the CBCP Episcopal...
Philippines’ most influential business coalitions pledged on Monday, March 30, to ramp up investments in renewable energy and implement aggressive conservation measures as the government scrambles to insulate the economy from the global oil shock triggered by escalating Middle East hostilities....
The global oil price and supply shock caused by the war in the Middle East may reverse early 2026 gains by Philippine exporters, according to think tank Oxford Economics. In a report on Monday, March 30, Oxford Economics senior economist Sheana Yue said that while Asian goods exports started 2026...
A pursuit operation against the New People’s Army (NPA) on the group 's 57th founding anniversary turned deadly on Sunday, March 29, resulting in the death of a young Philippine Army (PA) officer and the capture of an insurgent in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. The encounter occurred at Sitio...
Domestic trade in the Philippines continued to grow across water and air transport systems in 2025, with an even higher volume and value now recorded through road transport, which the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) tracked for the first time last year. The PSA reported on Monday, March 30,...
Gaming technology provider PhilWeb Corp. secured official accreditation from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to act as a service provider and affiliate, clearing the way for the company to deepen its footprint in the country’s regulated gambling sector In a disclosure to the...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will hold its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on April 20, 2026 (Monday) at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be conducted virtually via https://conveneagm.com/ph/BPI2026ASM . Stockholders of record as of February 27, 2026 are eligible to attend and vote. Those who wish...
The Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) has expressed strong support for proposed amendments to the Magna Carta for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), while stressing that reforms must deliver concrete benefits such as improved access to financing and more favorable loan...
Local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines are spending far below what is needed to deliver basic primary health care (PHC) services, according to state-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). A PIDS discussion paper t itled “Are Philippine Local...
On this three-day trading week, the local stock market is seen to remain bearish due to the impact of the Middle East conflict on inflation and supply, while investors are also expected to hold on to cash heading into the long Lenten break amid these uncertainties. “The local market is still...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) will hold its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on April 20, 2026 (Monday) at 9:00 AM. The meeting will be conducted virtually via https://conveneagm.com/ph/BPI2026ASM . Stockholders of record as of February 27, 2026 are eligible to attend and vote. Those who wish...
