Filipino filmmaker Avid Liongoren has scored a major international breakthrough after his animated feature "Zsazsa Zaturnnah" was selected for competition at the 30th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea. The Philippines-France co-production is one of only 11 films...
Toyota Motor Philippines will preview three new models at the 10th Philippine International Motor Show, with the Land Cruiser FJ, Hilux BEV, and Land Cruiser 300 HEV set for public display from June 4 to 7, 2026 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila. The three-vehicle reveal gives Toyota a mix of...
CEBU CITY – Dusty and noisy. These are the complaints of some residents living near the area where the construction of the New Cebu International Container Port (NCICP) is ongoing. Residents of Barangay Tayud, Consolacion town, Cebu complained that they could not sleep well at night due to noise...
The private operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has named a seasoned airport executive as its chief operating officer (COO), tasked with overseeing the next chapter of the gateway’s ongoing modernization efforts. New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) announced on Wednesday, June 3,...
The Philippines is set to secure another $1-billion loan from the World Bank in June, this time for an energy project follow-through and coupled with a $20-million grant, making the package the largest single financing commitment extended to the country by the Washington-based multilateral lender....
Japan Tobacco International’s (JTI) Philippine unit agreed to purchase an additional 3.32 million kilograms of green-weight tobacco leaf from domestic farmers, moving to stabilize a market reeling from a massive supply glut. The decision comes after overproduction in the northern provinces of...
International Finance Corp. (IFC) is collaborating with Thailand-based renewable energy (RE) developer Sermsang Power Corp. Public Co. Ltd. as the latter pursues its planned entry into the Philippines through a proposed RE generation project on Negros Island. In a disclosure over the weekend, the...
The 10th Philippine International Motor Show will run from June 4 to 7, 2026 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila in Pasay City, with 17 automotive exhibitors taking part in the biennial industry event organized by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. This year’s PIMS...
Colombia 's Vanessa Pulgarin etched her name into pageant history after being crowned the first-ever Miss Grand International (MGI) All Stars winner during the competition 's grand coronation night held Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand. Pulgarin emerged victorious over a field of 56...
Four global institutions have warned that the prolonged war in the Middle East is posing increasing risks to global energy security, food supplies, and economic growth as oil inventories continue to decline at a record pace. In a joint statement last Friday, May 29, the International Energy...
MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust backed by billionaire Andrew Tan’s Megaworld Corp., plans to acquire ₱25 billion worth of commercial assets in a deal that will transform the firm from a pure-office landlord into a diversified property trust. The company signed a memorandum of...
Senator Robin Padilla again defended Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa amid debates over proposals allowing senators to attend sessions online, saying the latter’s situation is far different from simply refusing to physically report to the Senate. In a Facebook post on Thursday, May 28, Padilla...
