The Senate Impeachment Court on Monday, August 3 granted the request of BDO Unibank and Security Bank to be given 10 more banking days to complete their submission of Vice President Sara Duterte’s financial accounts. Both banks appealed for an extension, citing the volume of financial records...
South Korean actor and singer Seo In Guk is set to return to the Philippines this month for a special public appearance in Manila. The Korean star will headline an event at the Main Atrium of SM Mall of Asia on Aug. 22. Ticketing mechanics and other event details have yet to be announced. Seo...
China-based construction materials giant Huaxin Building Materials Ltd. has committed to continuous investment in one of the Philippines’ largest cement producers, following its takeover of the Holcim Group’s local unit in a deal worth over $800 million. Holcim Philippines Inc. President and...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Monday, Aug. 3, marked the fourth anniversary of its Libreng Sakay Program, highlighting that the initiative has provided free transportation to more than 3.54 million commuters nationwide since its launch in 2022. In a statement, the OVP said the milestone...
PXP Energy Corp., the upstream oil and gas explorer led by billionaire Manuel V. Pangilinan, is seeking foreign partners to help fund and execute energy exploration projects in the Philippines, including a search for naturally occurring hydrogen. In an ambush interview last week, Pangilinan said...
A new set of pageant kings has been crowned! Aaron Beau Davis of Albay was crowned Mr. World Philippines 2026 during the pageant 's coronation night held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City on Sunday, August 2. Davis bested 20 other candidates to win the title under this year...
Swiss cement giant Holcim Group has agreed to sell its Philippine operations to Chinese firm Huaxin Building Materials Co. in a multi-stage transaction valuing the unit at $807 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Zug-based Holcim said that it will initially sell a 67.623 percent controlling...
Before Sandara Park became a global K-pop star, she was a young immigrant trying to find her voice in a country that would eventually become her second home. Long before her success with 2NE1, Sandara was a 10-year-old girl adjusting to a new life in the Philippines. “I immigrated to the...
Katrina Llegado was crowned Miss Supranational 2026 during the pageant 's coronation night held Friday in Nowy Sącz, Poland. The victory makes Llegado the second Filipina to win the international title after Mutya Datul, who claimed the crown in 2013. Llegado bested 66 other contestants from...
The Philippines asserted that its provisional understanding with China is neither an instrument to approve nor restrict the country 's activities at Ayungin Shoal, rejecting Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan 's "misrepresentation" of the understanding. In a statement, the National Maritime...
The Philippines is set to position itself as a regional manufacturing hub for electric mobility following the establishment of a program incentivizing domestic electric vehicle (EV) production, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said Executive...
Indian artificial intelligence (AI) companies are set to explore investment opportunities in the proposed Pax Silica industrial hub later this year, according to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Philippines Inc. (FICCI). FICCI Vice President Vedant Bhardwaj said a delegation of more...
