SM Supermalls’ bike initiative, launched during the pandemic, has become a nationwide active mobility system and won 36 recognitions at the 2025 Mobility Awards for promoting safe and accessible cycling across its properties. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) recognized SM Supermalls with...
Celestia at Timberland Heights has stepped onto the international stage after winning at the London Awards 2025 in the Architectural Design – Conceptual category. The London Design Awards is an international competition that celebrates design excellence and highlights works that demonstrate...
More than four million metric tons of garbage were generated in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday, Jan. 27. DENR Assistant Secretary and concurrent Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Director Jacqueline Caancan...
International arrivals in the Philippines climbed to 6.48 million in 2025, a strong post-pandemic recovery that remained below pre-pandemic levels of about eight million, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the Bureau of Immigration (BI) recorded 5.9...
DAVAO CITY – This city generated P15.1 billion in revenue in 2025, a 12.93 percent increase from the P13.4 billion collected in 2024, the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) announced Monday night. In a statement, CTO head Lawrence Bantiding said the growth was fueled by higher collections from key...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Thursday, Jan. 15 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing a drop in hunger incidence, saying the results provide useful insight for improving government food assistance programs. The SWS survey, conducted from Nov. 24 to...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 14, said it has awarded 99.3 percent of its 2025 procurement projects, significantly accelerating the delivery of laptops, textbooks, and classrooms nationwide, in line with the Marcos administration’s push for faster, more transparent,...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A law graduate of the University of La Sallete in Santiago City, Isabela – Richmond Bulan Lucas – placed ninth in the September 2025 Bar examination with a 90.45 percent rating. Lawyer Kenneth Oliver C. Hombrebueno congratulated Lucas, 35, from Cabatuan, Isabela and a...
Most Filipino adults believe corruption remains deeply entrenched in government, according to the latest nationwide survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc., conducted amid a series of high-profile corruption scandals and political controversies in late 2025. Results of Pulse Asia’s December 2025 Ulat...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has confiscated illegal drugs amounting to P286,724,330 across three provinces, including this highly-urbanized city, since its reactivation last March. Lawmen recovered 41.9 kilos of shabu valued at P285,459,866.96 and 10.5...
BACOLOD CITY – Fire incidents in this highly urbanized city decreased by 31.5 percent, from 295 in 2024 to only 202 in the past year, data from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod City Fire Station on Wednesday showed. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, public information officer of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a 22.1 percent decrease in eight focus crimes in 2025, reflecting strengthened police operations, intensified crime-prevention strategies, and sustained community partnership across the region. Crimes went down 287...
