The peso tumbled to a fresh record low on Friday, March 27, breaching the 60.5-level as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified and the central bank signaled it sees no immediate need to defend the currency. The peso weakened to ₱60.55 per dollar, surpassing the previous historic low...
In a crowded school area turned job hub, the usual end-of-school-year anxiety—résumés, long lines, and uncertain prospects—gave way to something unexpected: on-the-spot job offers. For thousands of graduating learners, the nationwide rollout of the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) did...
Health advocates on Friday, March 26, launched the ACCEPT Drug Education Modules in Quezon City, promoting a shift away from fear-based approaches to drug education in the Philippines. The modules, developed under the ACCEPT Project (Advancing Compassionate, Evidence-informed, Practical, and...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will roll out its largest School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in June 2026, targeting 4.63 million learners nationwide as part of a major push to improve student nutrition. In a statement issued on March 26, DepEd said the expanded feeding program is backed by a...
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) signed a ₱2-billion loan agreement with the City of Kabankalan to fund infrastructure and disaster resiliency projects, marking a significant escalation in state-backed efforts to combat chronic flooding in the Negros Occidental region. In a...
The Philippines’ goods trade with the rest of the world grew faster in February, ahead of the conflict in the Middle East posing a threat to the country’s exports. The latest preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data on Friday, March 27, showed that total external trade rose 10.7...
The Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP), the Philippines ' official sanctioning body for all automobile-related motorsports, said it is pausing all sanctioned motorsports events until further notice. In its announcement, the AAP cited President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr...
Lawson Philippines and GCash, the country’s dominant digital finance platform, have expanded their technical integration to more than 200 branches nationwide, a step toward the digitalization of the local retail sector. In a statement on Friday, March 27, GCash said the move extends its...
Kia Philippines, a subsidiary of ACMobility, has officially renewed its partnership with Kia Corporation for another 2 years, sealing its commitment to remain the official importer and distributor of Kia vehicles in the country for another decade. Leadership from both organizations met in Seoul,...
Business groups expect the full implementation of the law suspending or reducing excise taxes on petroleum products to cushion the impact of rising prices on the operations of businesses across the country. In a statement, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) said it welcomes...
Critical illnesses are no longer what they used to be. Cancer, stroke, and heart disease are evolving—becoming more aggressive and affecting more Filipinos than ever before. In Southeast Asia alone, cancer cases have surged by 32% in just five years, according to the World Health Organization ....
A unified cancer care framework dubbed the “Philippine National Cancer Grid” was launched during the Philippine National Cancer Summit (PNCS) 2026, aiming to address gaps in the country’s fragmented healthcare system. The initiative seeks to transition the Philippines from “pockets of...
