ILOILO CITY — Budget carrier Cebu Pacific is temporarily halting international flights in and out of Iloilo Airport due to high oil prices. Cebu Pacific will temporarily halt its Iloilo-Singapore, Iloilo-Bangkok, and vice versa flights. “These changes are driven by the impact of the crisis on...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has increased its capital expenditure (capex) budget to over ₱200 billion this year from the around ₱190 billion spent in 2025, although this may be subject to review if the ongoing Middle East crisis is prolonged. In an interview...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for stronger political commitment, increased innovation, and decentralized health services to end tuberculosis (TB), as it warned that millions remain affected across the Western Pacific Region. In a World Tuberculosis Day 2026 press release, the WHO...
Three of the country’s top business leaders remain optimistic that the ongoing conflict in the Middle East will be resolved within the year, although it may lead to weaker consumer demand, rising operating expenses (opex), and higher interest rates. During the Philippine Stock Exchange ’ s...
ILOILO CITY – Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between State-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC), assured customers in Metro Iloilo that there will be no immediate water rate increase due to the rising cost of fuel from the Middle East war....
The Philippine Navy (PN) ramped up its maritime diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific region as it deployed Naval Task Group (NTG) 80.6 aboard the BRP Diego Silang (FFG7) to Darwin, Australia to join two major international maritime events. The contingent is participating in the International Fleet Review...
After divesting from its losing United States (US) operations, Del Monte Pacific Ltd. (DMPL) is now focusing on protecting and growing its Asian operations to drive long-term growth and profitability. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Thursday, March 12, DMPL said, “the...
Infra and utilities conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) intends to continue investing in infrastructure despite uncertainties and challenges posed by the war in the Middle East, laying the groundwork for more growth after sustaining record performance last year. “The global...
Belle Corp., the leisure and gaming arm of the Sy family’s SM Group, raised ₱280 million in fresh capital after its lottery subsidiary, Pacific Online Systems Corp., purchased a block of the parent company 's treasury shares. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Bello said...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday, March 3, dismissed fears that the Philippines could be pulled into a burgeoning conflict between the United States, a treaty ally of Manila, and Iran. In an interview, Teodoro labeled such concerns as “unfounded”...
The Department of National Defense (DND) announced Saturday, Feb. 28, that it has represented the country for its maiden participation in the 3rd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD) held in Tokyo recently. Hosted by the Ministry of Defense of Japan, the dialogue gathered defense and...
The Department of National Defense (DND) said the renewed defense agreement between the Philippines and Italy will help strengthen maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and deepen bilateral military ties. The signing of the renewed Agreement between the Philippines and Italy on Cooperation...
