The country’s biggest industrial expo for packaging, printing, and plastics is making its much-anticipated return. PackPrintPlas Philippines 2025 is set to take place this September 18 to 20 at the SMX Convention Center Manila. Now in its 31st edition, the expo will bring together more than 300...
BingoPlus Foundation, the social development arm of DigiPlus, is partnering with Paglaum Mental Health Support Group and Philippine Accessible Disability Services (PADS) Inc. in launching a pioneering community-based mental health campaign. The initiative is addressing one of the country’s most...
Exactly a week ago today, I attended the confirmation of the country’s 10 outstanding Filipinos, an annual recognition program by the Metrobank Foundation, which is now in its 40th year. The grand ballroom of the posh Grand Hyatt Hotel in BGC was teeming with people dressed in their best. The 10...
The country’s electronic exports is projected to remain flat with a potential to undergo a modest one to two percent growth this year, even if the United States (US) moves to impose high tariffs against foreign-made conductors. Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines...
SM Foundation turned over two newly renovated public health facilities on Sept. 2 and 3 – the San Remigio Primary Care Facility in San Remigio and the Naval Base Rafael Ramos (NBRR) Medical and Dental Dispensary in Lapu-Lapu City, both in Cebu province. These renovations are part of the...
Access to education remains hampered in many parts of the Philippines, not by a lack of will to learn but by the absence of basic infrastructure. According to the Department of Education, more than 1,500 public schools across the country still operate without electricity. For these communities, the...
The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) and the Unilab Foundation (ULF) are working together to strengthen access to youth mental health care through the rollout of Heads Up Connect Phase 2, a school-based referral and management program. The initiative aims to expand NCMH’s capacity to...
More than 200 Grade 6 students of Santa Filomena Central School (SFCS) in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte will now be able to attend whole-day classes following the turnover of a new two-story, four-classroom building on Aug. 27. The building, donated by SM Prime through SM Foundation, addresses...
The Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with Jollibee Foods Corporation to enhance the Senior High School (SHS) curriculum and help address the country’s classroom shortage. The collaboration will introduce a quick-service restaurant (QSR) program to equip students with industry-ready...
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) will announce the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees—the region’s most prestigious honor celebrating transformative leadership and service—on August 31 through a global broadcast. The announcement coincides with the 118th birth anniversary of President...
Even emergency response operations are getting electrified. ACMobility, in partnership with BYD Philippines, has officially handed over four electrified vehicles to the Ayala Foundation to enhance its emergency response operations. The donation consista of three BYD Shark 6 DMO pickups and one BYD...
The Philippine semiconductor industry is pinning its hope on the government to secure a favorable deal with the United States (US) with the looming announcement of tariffs against foreign-made semiconductors, which could be as high as 300 percent. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)...
