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...
The Philippines women 's lacrosse team banked on its second-half surge and demolished Wales, 12-4, for an assured Top 10 finish in the 2026 World Lacrosse Women 's Championship at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan Thursday, July 30. Fueled by their breakthrough win over Czech...
The Philippines must step up law enforcement and gather independent data to combat persistent illicit trade if it wants future tax hikes on nicotine and tobacco to succeed, according to a global tax expert. While the nation has made significant progress in curbing smoking rates over the past...
Mitsubishi Motor Philippines Corporation (MMPC) will soon join the fiercely competitive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) segment. The automaker will unveil its new Outlander PHEV in GT trim this August. The Mitsubishi Outlander GT PHEV was previewed earlier this year during the Philippine International Motor...
BYD Cars Philippines aims to make going electric even more accessible with the launch of two key models, the all-new Atto 2 and the new Seal 5. Both models are designed to make battery electric and plug-in hybrid technology more accessible. All-new Atto 2 The all-new Atto 2 is a practical and...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, July 30, defended her recent remarks on gun violence in the Philippines, saying the issue reflects the country 's reality. In separate statements released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte maintained that gun violence has become a...
Japanese automotive giant Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) will soon manufacture hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in the country following the launch of a new program that offers incentives totaling ₱60 billion to participating companies. In a statement, the automotive firm said its plan to produce...
Vice President Sara Duterte argued that the prevalence of gun violence in the Philippines makes it difficult to conclude that all alleged victims cited in the International Criminal Court 's (ICC) case against former President Rodrigo Duterte were killed as part of the government 's...
