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Parañaque Population: 723,858

Current PH Population: 117,724,471

2026 Estimated Population: 117,724,471

Total World Population: 1.4%

PH Rank: 14

PH Population Density: 395 per Km² (1,023 people per mi²)

PH Total land area: 298,170 Km² (115,124 sq. miles)

PH Urban Population: 49.9% (58,803,262 people in 2026)

PH Median Age: 26.6

City	Population
Manila	24,735,305
Cebu City	3,044,564
Davao City	1,546,026
Angeles	1,445,721
Dagupan [Lingayen]	953,092
Cagayan de Oro	870,291
Iloilo City	717,038
Bacolod	655,836
Lipa	614,898
Baguio	565,522

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Padilla moved to tears upon seeing Duterte at ICC

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla said he was moved to tears when he saw President Rodrigo Duterte appear at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday.During an ambush interview at th...

Filipino arrested in Vegas for arson, violence, drugs

MANILA, Philippines — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said that a Filipino was arrested for arson, domestic violence and possession of a controlled substance.Announced on their website on Sept...

Palace on VP’s readiness to be president: Is this serious?

MANILA, Philippines— Malacañang slammed the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte for saying that she is ready to take on the presidency.This comes after Duterte’s spokesman, Paolo Panelo, said that in case President Ferdi...

OWWA, Emirates sign three-year deal for OFW support

MANILA, Philippines — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and Emirates have signed a three-year agreement that includes expanded support and repatriation assistance for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).The...

Chinese survey ships spotted in PH waters

MANILA, Philippines — A second reported Chinese survey ship operation in Philippine maritime areas this month has raised fresh security concerns, with two Chinese military hydrographic vessels detected on Sept. 11 near s...

BI confirms HDO against Romualdez

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has confirmed the enforcement of a Sandiganbayan hold departure order against former speaker Martin Romualdez and three co-accused, with two of them already outside th...

ICC keeps Duterte in detention

Former president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its Trial Chamber III ruled that circumstances do not warrant his release, citing increased risks associated with ...

Manila-bound passenger arrested at GenSan Airport over unlicensed gun

MANILA, Philippines— A 32-year-old passenger bound for Manila was intercepted at the General Santos International Airport after authorities discovered a .22 caliber revolver inside his backpack.Aviation Security Group (A...

QC widens doxycycline access to strengthen leptospirosis response

MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Thursday that the local government has expanded citywide access to doxycycline, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, as part of a heightened effor...

Impeachment court issues show-cause orders to two House prosecutors

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court has issued show-cause orders to two members of the House prosecution panel over three separate incidents involving public statements in connection with the impeachment t...

Lacson raises fairness concern over 9 absent senator-judges

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday raised the possibility that unforeseen circumstances could require the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, to reconsider how it applies the con...

DMW, Mongolia meet for protection of OFWs

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it met with a Mongolian delegation on Wednesday to discuss a proposed labor agreement aiming to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Mongolia.The...

Asean conference on disaster resilience adopts Manila Declaration

MANILA, Philippines — The two-day 2026 Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Ministerial Conference on Disaster Resilience ended Wednesday with the adoption of the Manila Declaration, underscoring the region's c...

Pangilinan seeks clarity on respondent's due process rights

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Francis Pangilinan on Wednesday asked the amici curiae or friends of the court if changing the conviction threshold in the middle of the trial would violate Vice President Sara Duterte...

Castro to protesters: 'What else do these people want?'

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang questioned the calls for the upcoming September 21 protest, demanding that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. resign.This comes after the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) announced that it ...

Pia Cayetano tells ex-SC justices: 'I fear for my liberty'

MANILA, Philippines — Senator-Judge Pia Cayetano on Wednesday admitted feeling pressured amid the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, saying she fears for her liberty after the National Bureau of Inv...

Tropical depression outside PAR intensifies into tropical storm — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) intensified into a tropical storm, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (...

Baste Duterte could be classified as hostile witness

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte could possibly be tagged as another hostile witness in the impeachment trial of his sister Vice President Sara Duterte.The Senate impeachment court issued ...

Poland offers weaponry to help modernize Philippines' armed forces

MANILA, Philippines — Poland has a variety of weapons systems and military hardware to help the Philippines modernize its armed forces, including "fighting" drones, Polish Secretary of State Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski...

Fewer than 16 votes can convict VP Sara

THREE of the four retired justices of the Supreme Court who were invited to share their thoughts with the Senate impeachment court trying Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday agreed that the Constitution’s two-thirds...

Court orders Congress: Legislate dynasty ban

THE Supreme Court has ordered Congress to pass a law prohibiting political dynasties “at the earliest possible opportunity,” saying that its failure to do so for 39 years is a continuing violation of the Constitution and...

Romualdez pleads not guilty to P7.4B plunder charge

FORMER speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the P7.4-billion plunder charge filed against him in connection with an alleged government infrastructure kickback scheme.Romualdez entered his plea via ...

Duterte attends ICC proceeding in person

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former president Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time on Wednesday, as he faces charges over his “war on drugs” that killed thousands.Th...

PNP boosts effort vs cross-border crimes

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has increased coordination with the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) against cross-border crimes.The matter was discussed during a courtesy v...

Korean shipbuilder eyes more Philippine deals

SOUTH Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries said it is looking to expand its involvement in Philippine naval modernization and commercial shipbuilding.HD Hyundai Chairman Chung Ki-sun recently discussed the pot...

BFP gains 16 seats in first BARMM parliamentary polls

THE Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) was allocated 16 seats in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Regional Parliamentary Political Party seats based on the official canvass report of the Commiss...

PH, Vietnam partner to combat crime networks

VIETNAM and the Philippines share a strong and “uncompromising commitment” to combat criminal networks, including online scam operators, Hanoi’s top envoy to Manila said.Vietnamese Ambassador to Manila Lai Thai Binh said...

Better drainage eyed in Sumulong Highway

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is accelerating the completion of a major drainage project along Sumulong Highway in Marikina City and plans to replicate the system on other flood-prone roads in Metro ...

Marcos breaks ground for underground railway to NAIA

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) Contract Package 109 (CP109) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City.De...

PNP welcomes over 7K new police officers

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday welcomed over 7,000 new police officers and assured the public that all recruits underwent stringent recruitment processes before joining the force. A total of 7,124 recr...

DMW helps families of 2 OFWs who died in SKorea fire

THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) extended condolences and gave immediate assistance to the families of the two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died in a fire in South Korea.The fire occurred on Aug. 28, 2026,...

Law dean: 16-vote limit not absolute

SAN Beda University Graduate School of Law Dean Fr. Ranhilio Callangan Aquino said that the Constitution does not make 16 votes an absolute and immutable requirement to convict in an impeachment case.In a memorandum of ...

Go backs Eala’s Asiad bid

SEN. Bong Go said Filipino tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala’s decision to represent the Philippines in the 2026 Asian Games despite possible sanctions from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) was commendable.The 21-ye...

Villar backs tourist safety measure

SEN. Mark Villar welcomed the Senate’s approval on the third and final reading of Senate Bill (SB) 1926, or the proposed Child Tourist Safety Act, also known as “Sandy’s Act.” The measure, which was approved on Sept. 14...

PhilHealth issues inpatient admission guidelines

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Wednesday enumerated the conditions under which qualified patients may receive inpatient benefits.Under Circular 2026-0013, or Coverage for Inpatient Admissions of L...

14 Filipinos recruited to fight in Russia

MANILA, Philippines — There are 14 Filipinos who had been recruited in Russia to fight against Ukraine wherein one of them had been killed in the battlefield and one is a prisoner of war in Ukraine, a study on Southeast ...

Cayetano, Lacson trade barbs anew as Taguig ghost project cases loom

MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing beef between Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson continued as both senators traded barbs anew over alleged irregularities in infrastructure and recl...

Hontiveros urges Senate to resume Anti-Political Dynasty Bill deliberations after SC call

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday urged the Senate to resume deliberations on the Anti-Political Dynasty Bill following the Supreme Court’s call for Congress to “finally enact the law contemplated b...

LTO revokes Niño Muhlach’s driver’s license

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it has imposed a two-year revocation of the driver's license of actor Niño Muhlach following his involvement in an accident along Marcos Highway on Aug. 23....

Senate impeachment court subpoenas Baste Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate Impeachment Court on Wednesday granted the prosecution's request to subpoena Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte to appear during the impeachment trial of his sister, Vice Presiden...

Duterte defense seeks new neurological tests to reassess fitness for trial

MANILA, Philippines — Defense lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to order further neurological examinations, arguing that experts assessing his fitness for tria...

Former president Rodrigo Duterte appears in court in The Hague

(UPDATE) THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, attended a hearing at the International Criminal Court in person for the first time on Wedn...

Marcos to contractors: Finish Metro Manila Subway on time

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday ordered contractors to prevent any delay in the completion of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP).Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the proje...

Padilla to face DOJ panel over Dela Rosa’s ‘escape’

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Robinhood Padilla is set to face the Department of Justice (DOJ) after receiving a subpoena in connection with the obstruction of justice complaint filed against him by the Philippine Nation...

Azcuna maintains two-thirds conviction vote in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolfo Azcuna on Wednesday maintained that the voting threshold in an impeachment case is two-thirds of all the members of the Senate, and "not merely two-thir...

Supreme Court blasts Congress: 39-year inaction on political dynasties violation of Constitution

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress has a constitutional duty to enact a law prohibiting political dynasties, declaring that its failure to do so for 39 years constitutes a continuing violatio...

Puno: 16-vote conviction threshold not fixed

MANILA, Philippines — Retired chief justice Reynato Puno said the 16-vote threshold for conviction in an impeachment trial should not be treated as fixed as the Constitution does not explicitly fix the number of votes ne...

Panganiban: Two-thirds conviction vote requires active participation; Senate judgment final, unappealable

MANILA, Philippines — Retired Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban on Wednesday said that the two-thirds vote required for conviction in an impeachment trial should be based on "active participation," as he reiterated that t...

Romualdez pleads not guilty to plunder

MANILA, Philippines — Former speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the P7.4-billion plunder charge filed against him in connection with an alleged government infrastructure kickback scheme.Romualdez...

Quirino bids farewell to Governor Dakila "Dax" Cua, 48

QUIRINO — The flags in the Sierra Madre foothills fly at half-mast today as the province mourned the passing of Gov. Dakila Carlo "Dax" Enriquez Cua.Cua, 48, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. His family has not disclo...

Manila Times National

Padilla moved to tears upon seeing Duterte at ICC

Filipino arrested in Vegas for arson, violence, drugs

Palace on VP’s readiness to be president: Is this serious?

BI confirms HDO against Romualdez

ICC keeps Duterte in detention

DMW, Mongolia meet for protection of OFWs

Tropical depression outside PAR intensifies into tropical storm — Pagasa

Fewer than 16 votes can convict VP Sara

Court orders Congress: Legislate dynasty ban

Romualdez pleads not guilty to P7.4B plunder charge

Duterte attends ICC proceeding in person

PNP boosts effort vs cross-border crimes

Korean shipbuilder eyes more Philippine deals

BFP gains 16 seats in first BARMM parliamentary polls

PH, Vietnam partner to combat crime networks

Better drainage eyed in Sumulong Highway

Marcos breaks ground for underground railway to NAIA

DMW helps families of 2 OFWs who died in SKorea fire

Go backs Eala’s Asiad bid

PhilHealth issues inpatient admission guidelines

Rainy Wednesday for big part of Visayas and Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecast rainy weather over a large part of the Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday.“We are still on monsoon b...

Three deeds of donations for Marcoleta notarized on the same day — witness

(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — An Ombudsman investigator said the P75 million donations for Sen. Rodante Marcoleta were notarized on the same day but she had no information that the three businessmen who made the donatio...

Comelec to file cases against poll saboteurs

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will file charges over the tampering of 16,453 ballots in Maluso, Basilan, with Chairman George Erwin Garcia describing the incident as electoral sabotage, a crime that carries sever...

Court junks Duterte motion for inhibition

VICE President Sara Duterte on Tuesday suffered a legal setback after the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 98 junked her motion calling for the inhibition of the presiding judge handling the grave threats ca...

Remulla to bring back Zaldy Co from France

INTERIOR Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Tuesday said he is set to leave for France in the next 10 days to get fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co who is a central figure in the flood control bribery scandal.Remula confirmed t...

Surigao lawmaker, son vow to answer OMB raps

SURIGAO del Norte Rep. Francisco “Lalo” Matugas and his son, former representative Francisco “Bingo” Matugas II, said Tuesday they would cooperate fully with the Office of the Ombudsman and answer allegations against the...

Marcos pushes Asean solidarity on climate

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to deepen its solidarity in confronting the impact of climate change.Marcos made the call on Tuesday during the Asean Ministeri...

‘Opposition receiving threats amid VP trial’

SENATE Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano claimed that members of the opposition were getting threats amid the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.Without giving details, Cayetano, who is facing investigat...

Fuel pass-through charges audit pushed

SENATE President Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) anew to audit fuel pass-through charges, noting that the latest spike in pump prices could further increase the cost of electricity in the ...

Sunken ferry captain appears in Palawan

ROEL Sarmiento, the captain of the ill-fated MV June Aster, has surfaced five days after the ferry caught fire off Coron, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday.Authorities are continuing to account f...

Philippines, US, Canada deepen maritime coordination

THE Philippines, United States and Canada stepped up maritime coordination with a two-day multilateral exercise in the Sulu Sea involving warships, maritime patrol and military aircraft, the Armed Forces of the Philippin...

DOJ summons Padilla over obstruction complaint

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Sen. Robin Padilla in connection with a complaint for alleged obstruction of the apprehension and prosecution of criminal offenders.Padilla was ordered to a...

Romualdez can socialize with jailed senators – Remulla

FORMER speaker Martin Romualdez may interact with the other lawmakers detained at the New Quezon City Male Dormitory where he was committed Monday night if he wants to, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday.“...

Marcos to review bill postponing BSKE

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will review the provisions of the bill seeking to postpone the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to 2028 before making a decision, Malacañang said Tuesday.Speaking to ...

Angara seeks funding for academic recovery

EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara cited the Philippines’ gains in the 2025 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) as his department sought 2027 funding for the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL)...

PUJ operators’ monthly cash aid starts

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued guidelines for the transport service entities (TSEs) struggling to pay monthly amortization on modern jeepney units.Acting LTFRB Chairman Greg P...

DPWH eyes 3 Luneta detention basins to curb Manila flooding

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to build three underground detention basins at Rizal Park or Luneta with a combined capacity equivalent to 18 Olympic-size swimming pools to help reduce flooding i...

Philippines' Muslim self-ruled region facing hung parliament

The Philippines' autonomous Muslim south appeared headed for a hung parliament on Tuesday, unofficial results showed, a day after landmark elections held amid scattered violence.With nearly every vote counted, none of th...

Sandigan allows Romualdez to join arraignment, pre-trial via videoconference

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division has allowed detained former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to attend his arraignment and pre-trial via videoconference on Wednesday, September 16.“The Sandiganbayan ...

Surigao del Norte lawmaker, son vow to answer Ombudsman raps over P80.6M road project

MANILA, Philippines — Surigao del Norte Rep. Francisco Matugas and his son, former Rep. Francisco Matugas II, said Tuesday they would cooperate fully with the Office of the Ombudsman and answer allegations against them o...

Pagasa forecasts partly cloudy to cloudy skies, possible thunderstorms

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) forecasted partly cloudy to cloudy skies and possible thunderstorms.In its 24-Hour Public Weather Forecast i...

Romualdez maintains innocence, vows to face charges after jail transfer order

MANILA, Philippines — Former Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday maintained his innocence and vowed to face the charges against him after the Sandiganbayan Third Division ordered his transfer to Bureau of Jail Management ...

Official can’t hide assets behind spouse’s accounts

A PUBLIC official cannot hide behind a spouse’s private income or separate bank accounts to deflect allegations of unexplained or ill-gotten wealth, a retired Sandiganbayan justice told the Senate impeachment court, dire...

Court orders Romualdez transferred to QC jail

THE Sandiganbayan Third Division on Monday ordered former speaker Martin Romualdez transferred to the Quezon City Jail in Payatas after doctors from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital found tha...

Substandard construction materials probe to continue

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed Monday that the government will continue to probe the proliferation of substandard construction materials to weed out illegal supply chains and prevent structural disasters.This comes...

Individual congressmen rate higher than House

FILIPINOS are more satisfied with their own congressmen than with the House of Representatives as an institution, an OCTA Research survey released Monday showed.The survey, taken on July 4 to 11, showed that 64 percent o...

Oil firms again hike fuel prices

OIL firms imposed steep price increases on Tuesday, Sept. 15.Shell announced a P5.70 per liter markup for gasoline, P4.40 for diesel, and P4.60 for kerosene.Seaoil raised the per-liter price of its gasoline by P5.68, die...

‘Food supply enough amid Middle East crisis’

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. disclosed that the Philippines is pursuing a possible long-term rice supply arrangement with Vietnam, as he assured Filipinos that the country has a sufficient food supply.The president sha...

Asean ministers meet on disaster resilience

MINISTERS and heads of disaster management agencies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will gather in Manila this week for the Asean Ministerial Conference on Disaster Resilience (AMCDR).The AMCDR, t...

Digitized sea travel record system eyed

SEN. Francis Escudero called for a nationwide rollout of the government’s maritime digital passenger manifest system after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) raised the possibility that the MV June Aster, which caught fire...

Manila Times Foreign Business

AI risks wider gender inequality in jobs market — WEF

LONDON, United Kingdom — The rise of artificial intelligence could exacerbate gender disparities in the labour market, the World Economic Forum and careers platform LinkedIn warned in a joint report Wednesday."What we fo...

US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, irking Trump

WASHINGTON, United States — The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, defying President Donald Trump's demand for cuts, as central bank chief Kevin Warsh stressed the need...

Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occ...

Boeing CEO hopes to avert another damaging strike

NEW YORK, United States — Despite efforts to avoid a labor strike this fall, Boeing's CEO warned Wednesday that a stoppage would halt key plane certification efforts and dent production."We're working very hard to try to...

SK Hynix union approves temporary wage deal

SEOUL — Chipmaker SK Hynix’s South Korean union has approved a tentative wage agreement with management, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, ending weeks of uncertainty after workers narrowly rejected an...

Meta chief bucks AI slowdown calls

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back on Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology’s r...

Boeing finalizes KAL order, salvaging Turkish Airlines order

BOEING has finalized an order for 103 Boeing aircraft with Korean Air worth $36.2 billion at list prices, including wide-body passenger jets, freighters and single-aisle planes, the airline and the US planemaker said on ...

Coca-Cola to invest $10B in US infrastructure

COCA-COLA on Tuesday said it plans to invest $10 billion in infrastructure in the US, one of its biggest markets, from 2026 through 2030.The planned spending includes projects previously announced in California, Colorado...

Grab eyes majority stake in Atome

SINGAPORE ─ Singapore-based Grab Holdings said on Tuesday it will acquire a controlling stake in digital finance firm Atome Financial for $1.49 billion, seeking to expand access to loans for users across Southeast Asia.G...

Malaysia watches AirAsia finances, talks to rivals

KUALA LUMPUR/HONG KONG ─ Malaysia's government has asked Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air whether they could absorb AirAsia's domestic market share, said two people with knowledge of the matter, as part of what they descr...

Australia's Reliance Worldwide agrees to Brookfield's $2.9 billion buyout bid

RELIANCE Worldwide said it agreed to a roughly $2.9-billion buyout from global investment firm Brookfield, a reprieve for the Australian plumbing supplies company that is facing the impact of US tariffs and economic unce...

South Korean retail investors lost $250 million from scams

SEOUL ─ The amount of money South Korean retail traders claim they lost through fraud rose by a fifth to about $250 million in the first half of 2026, according to police data seen by Reuters, as scammers exploited marke...

JPMorgan expects investment banking, trading to shine in Q3

JPMORGAN Chase expects investment banking fees and trading revenue growth to be strong in the third quarter, co-President Doug Petno said at an investor conference on Tuesday.Shares of the largest US lender erased earlie...

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi

WASHINGTON, D.C. ─ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend United States President Donald Trump’s state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.Trump is scheduled to me...

Grab set for majority stake in Atome to expand lending in Southeast Asia

Singapore, Singapore — Singapore-based Grab Holdings said Tuesday it will acquire a controlling stake in digital finance firm Atome Financial for $1.49 billion, seeking to expand access to loans for users across Southeas...

US Fed to deliver rate decision with markets betting on hike.

Washington, United States — The US Federal Reserve will announce its decision on setting interest rates for the world's largest economy on Wednesday, with markets betting the central bank will pull the trigger on a rate...

Musk’s X, SpaceX, AI resolve antitrust lawsuit vs Apple

ELON Musk’s X Corp. and SpaceXAI said on Monday they have resolved their claims against Apple in a lawsuit that alleged the iPhone maker conspired with OpenAI to unlawfully monopolize markets for smartphones and generati...

Airbus sees no softening in demand

HONG KONG — Airbus has not seen any softening in aircraft demand or deliveries due to geopolitical or supply chain headwinds, its Asia-Pacific president said on Tuesday.“We continue to see strong demand,” Airbus Asia-Pac...

Kimberly-Clark readies asset sales

BRUSSELS — Kimberly-Clark is preparing concessions to address European Union antitrust concerns about its bid for Tylenol maker Kenvue that could help it win approval for the $40-billion deal after a preliminary review, ...

Microsoft publishes AI code of conduct

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Microsoft’s AI division published a code of conduct on Monday governing how its artificial intelligence models should behave, as fears rise about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI).The documen...

Accenture to settle DEI allegations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — IT consulting firm Accenture will pay $25 million to settle US government allegations over diversity practices, which President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted in his second term in office.“...

BofA sees drop in Q3 investment banking fees

NEW YORK — Bank of America (BofA) expects its investment banking fees to drop by at least 10 percent in the third quarter (Q3), while sales and trading revenue will be flat, CEO Brian Moynihan said on Monday.Shares of Bo...

Tech boom powers China’s factories

BEIJING — China’s industrial sector showed renewed strength in August as the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tech boom fueled factory output, though sluggish consumption and a worsening investment slump reinforced co...

China’s 4 major GPU chipmakers go public

ENFLAME Technology, one of China’s leading cloud graphics processing unit (GPU) makers, was listed on the STAR Market on Friday, completing the lineup of China’s four major artificial intelligence (AI) GPU computing chip...

Macao to host cultural and tourism festival in October

MACAO — The 19th A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival will take place in China’s Macao Special Administrative Region from Oct. 12 to 15, organizers said on Monday.More than 1,000 guests from home and abroad, including repr...

GAC plans to buy FAW stake in a JV

BEIJING — Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) signed a letter of intent with FAW Group, another Chinese automaker, it said on Monday, to acquire part of FAW’s stake in a vehicle-manufacturing joint venture (JV) through a sh...

China retail sales growth slows in August

BEIJING — China’s retail sales grew last month at their slowest pace since May, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country’s leaders struggle to reverse a persistent slump in spending.The 0.4-percent year-on-year in...

U.S. Polo Association Taps David Swetman as Global Design Lead

THE official sports brand of the United States Polo Association (USPA), with a multi-billion-dollar global footprint and distribution in more than 190 countries through over 1,200 retail stores worldwide, today announced...

Oil rises above $108 as attacks, pipeline outage deepen Saudi supply concerns

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Tuesday after attacks on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure left the kingdom's East-West pipeline offline, raising fears that damage to energy infrastructure and transport routes could ta...

AI stocks drop, but the rest of Wall Street holds steadier after oil prices give back an early jump

NEW YORK — Artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide Monday after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity. Another jump in oil prices, meanwhile, briefly sent the yield of the 1...

Goldman Sachs revises forecast

GOLDMAN Sachs expects the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at its September meeting, joining a growing number of Wall Street firms that see further policy tightening as inflation concerns per...

Dell’s DFO Management eyes Baldwin Insurance

DELL CEO Michael Dell’s DFO Management is leading a planned $7.7 billion take-private deal for insurance brokerage firm The Baldwin Insurance Group, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.DFO Management and Sequence Hold...

Amazon pauses operations with 21 Air

AMAZON said on Sunday it was pausing operations with Miami-based 21 Air, the cargo carrier that operated the aircraft for Amazon Air that crashed in Miamilast weekend, killing five people."After the tragic incident last ...

Hugo Boss chairman Sturm to step down

HUGO Boss chairman Stephan Sturm will step down and the company has launched a search for his replacement, it said on Monday, in a win for British retailer Frasers, which is pushing to take over the German fashion group....

China's Ligent seeks about $723M in Hong Kong IPO

CHINA’S Ligent Technologies seeks to raise about HK$5.67 billion ($723 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) to fund product development and expand production, showed a prospectus filed at the stock excha...

JPMorgan to launch ‘frontier’ GBI-EM Edge

LONDON — JPMorgan is set to launch its long-awaited "frontier" market local currency government bond index by end-September, giving investors a new benchmark for nearly $330 billion of debt across some of the world's fas...

Nvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO

ANTHROPIC is in talks to bring Nvidia as an anchor investor into what could be the largest IPO in history, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Anthropic is seeking to raise as much as $100 billion that could...

Colgate-Palmolive to divest some brands

NEW YORK/LONDON ─ Colgate-Palmolive is exploring a sale of certain mass-market personal care brands, including Softsoap, Irish Spring and Speed Stick, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The consumer goods comp...

Hyundai eyes 2029 to unveil driver-assistance system

SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group will launch vehicles equipped with its proprietary driver-assistance software in late 2029, two years later than planned, turning to Nvidia in the interim to accelerate deployment.The South Ko...

Roblox expands tech, services for creators

ROBLOX plans to let creators distribute their games as standalone apps across mobile, PC and consoles, the company said at its developers conference on Friday, as it seeks to make games easier to access beyond the Roblox...

OpenAI not going public this year – Altman

LOS ANGELES ─ OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render "unacceptable" even a 10 percent risk tha...

Tesla to unveil Roadster on October 1

TESLA CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday the electric-vehicle maker would unveil its long-delayed Roadster on Oct. 1, nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation version of its original sports car.Tesla’s account...

Diesel prices are hitting record highs at a bad time for many US farmers

FOREST CITY — The price of diesel is hitting record highs just when many U.S. farmers need it to power combines, tractors and other equipment to harvest two of the nation's largest commodities, soybeans and corn.The spik...

US stocks jump after oil prices ease and an inflation update comes in near expectations

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists' expe...

Stellantis CEO highlights split in US, global markets

DETROIT, Michigan — Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa said at an analyst conference on Thursday that there is a clear split in the global automotive market today: the United States and everywhere else.The chief of the automa...

Hong Kong IPO boom draws back talent

HONG KONG — Hong Kong is luring back professionals, reversing an exodus in the wake of political and social unrest in 2019 and some of the world’s most rigid Covid restrictions, as its initial public offering (IPO) marke...

OpenAI is open to pacing AI development – CEO

OPENAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees at a company meeting this week that the firm was open to slowing development of its artificial intelligence (AI) systems, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing sourc...

Nestlé raises prices due to Mideast conflict

CACAPAVA, Brazil/LONDON — Nestlé is raising prices, reformulating products and cutting items consumers are unwilling to pay more for as it tackles the effects of higher energy, freight and raw material costs following th...

Adobe beats Q3 revenue estimates

ADOBE beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter (Q3) revenue on Thursday, helped by growing demand for its artificial intelligence (AI)-integrated products and tools, but gave a fourth-quarter revenue forecast whose m...

Micron's Taiwan workers to get rewards

TAIPEI ─ Micron Technology said on Friday its direct labor employees in Taiwan would receive bonuses equaling 35 to 68 months of pay for fiscal 2026, with minimum cash compensation of T$1.7 million ($53,809.39), after th...

Manila Times Business

Firefox teams with Mistral for AI browsing

PARIS, France — Mozilla's web browser Firefox unveiled Wednesday an AI assistant powered by the the French start-up Mistral, promising strict privacy protections as worries grow about artificial intelligence's capabiliti...

AI risks wider gender inequality in jobs market — WEF

US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, irking Trump

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Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

First Philippine Holdings Corp. announces annual stockholders meeting

Boeing CEO hopes to avert another damaging strike

‘Higher excise tax could push inflation beyond target’

PROPOSED increases in excise taxes could push headline inflation beyond the target range next year, Chinabank Research said, as higher prices for sugary beverages, alcohol, tobacco, and other affected products feed into ...

Is it the end of data science?

FOR much of the last decade, “data scientist” was one of the hottest job titles in technology. Companies wanted them. Universities created degree programs for them.Young people learned Python, R, SQL, statistics, and mac...

Denial of creditable withholding tax refunds

CERTAIN payers for goods and services in the Philippines are required to withhold creditable withholding taxes (CWT) from their payments made to certain payees. The amount withheld is remitted to the Bureau of Internal R...

Illegal gambling captures half of PH gaming market

ILLEGAL gambling accounts for about half of the Philippine gaming market despite government efforts to shut down unauthorized websites and applications, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).“To...

Palay, corn output likely down in Q3

PALAY (unmilled rice) and corn production likely declined in the third quarter (Q3) as farmers harvested smaller areas, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.Based on standing crops as of Aug. 1, pala...

55% of rural consumers buy from TikTok; 21% use digital payment – study

MORE than half of rural social media users buy products through TikTok Shop, but only 1 in 5 use digital payment methods, showing their continued reliance on cash despite widespread internet access, according to a new st...

Alternergy to issue P2B green fixed-rate notes

ALTERNERGY Holdings Corp. on Wednesday said that its Board of Directors had approved the issuance of P2 billion in green fixed-rate notes.“This maiden issuance in the Philippine debt capital markets marks an important mi...

Mynt growth driven by wider services

DIVERSIFICATION into more financial products could drive further growth for Mynt Inc., operator of e-wallet GCash, as it prepares for a planned P92.32-billion initial public offering (IPO).GCash remained in the early sta...

SK Hynix union approves temporary wage deal

Meta chief bucks AI slowdown calls

Boeing finalizes KAL order, salvaging Turkish Airlines order

Coca-Cola to invest $10B in US infrastructure

Grab eyes majority stake in Atome

Malaysia watches AirAsia finances, talks to rivals

Asean sees gaps in agri policy, funding

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna — Seven countries in Southeast Asia presented country-specific assessments on policy coherence and financing for agrifood systems transformation, highlighting fragmented policies, weak local implementat...

Resilience revolution with regenerative & resilient agriculture as the foundation

First of two partsTHE paradigm shift to a regenerative and resilient food production system can be successful if we all take concerted action to establish the required foundation solidly.Alongside that, we must be fully ...

Bulacan food products eyed for regional markets

BULACAN’S food and agribusiness products could soon be featured in an international trade fair, paving the way for their entry into regional and global markets.This, as the Center for International Trade Expositions and ...

Urban agriculture takes root in Isabela

INSIDE a hospital compound in Tumauini, Isabela, lettuce grows under solar-powered hydroponics and mushrooms fruit in a climate-controlled house — a shift that shows how health care facilities are becoming new frontlines...

Dizon Copper-Silver Mines Inc. announces annual stockholders’ meeting

Australia's Reliance Worldwide agrees to Brookfield's $2.9 billion buyout bid

South Korean retail investors lost $250 million from scams

JPMorgan expects investment banking, trading to shine in Q3

Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi

Ayala Land Premier starts turnover of Gardencourt units

AYALA Land Premier said Wednesday it has started turning over units at Gardencourt Residences in Arca South, Taguig, as Ayala Land Inc. focuses on completing and delivering projects across its residential portfolio.The t...

Arthaland gets SEC clearance for 166 leasing deals

ARTHALAND Corp. is set to proceed with its Consolidated Leasing Solution (CLS) Program covering 166 leasing agreements after securing regulatory clearance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The SEC said th...

Toyota seeks more vehicle options for TNVS slots

TOYOTA Motor Philippines has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to include hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and compact internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the 7,500 additional...

DAR gives land titles, P755M aid in Pangasinan

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently gave land titles and more than P755 million in infrastructure, credit and farm assistance to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Pangasinan.The activity was held at the “Hand...

Energy risks could cap PH growth

THE Philippines could grow by an average of 5.8 percent annually over the next decade, but its reliance on imported energy and weaknesses in policy implementation could prevent the economy from reaching its full potentia...

Grab set for majority stake in Atome to expand lending in Southeast Asia

US Fed to deliver rate decision with markets betting on hike.

First Philippine Holdings Corp. holds annual stockholders meeting

Remittances hit 7-month high in July

MONEY sent home by overseas Filipinos (OFs) further reached a seven-month high in July, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.Personal remittances totaled $3.6 billion during the month, up 2.0 percent fr...

Headwinds force ABS-CBN to retrench 200 workers

ABS-CBN Corp. is set to retrench about 200 employees, or 7 percent of its workforce, as the media and entertainment company faces weaker advertising and consumer spending amid a difficult year for the content industry.In...

FSCC boosts systemic-risk monitoring

THE Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) is strengthening its monitoring of potential systemic risks as geopolitical tensions and volatile financial markets continue to pose challenges to the Philippine financ...

When the CPA is real but the audit is fake

RECENT reports within Philippine business and professional circles have described incidents in which audited financial statements (AFS) were circulated using the name, signature and accreditation details of legitimate ce...

DOE to auction 3,840 MW natural gas capacity

THE Department of Energy (DOE) plans to auction 3,840 megawatts (MW) of mid-merit natural gas capacity to provide flexible power when renewable energy generation declines.Mid-merit plants operate between baseload facilit...

DTI, airline working on Mumbai flights

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is working with Indian conglomerate InterGlobe Enterprises to establish direct flights between India and the Philippines, which is expected to boost bilateral trade, investment ...

MREIT gets SEC nod for P27B asset infusion

MREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust of Megaworld Corp., said on Tuesday that it had obtained Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval for its P27-billion Wave 5 property-for-share swap, the firm’s large...

Mynt IPO shows PH market capacity

THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Tuesday the planned initial public offering (IPO) of Mynt Inc., operator of e-wallet GCash, shows the Philippine capital market’s capacity to accommodate large-scale fund...

Cebu Pacific flies 2.14M passengers in August

CEBU Pacific on Tuesday said it flew 2.14 million passengers in August this year, a 1.9 percent increase from 2.10 million passengers carried in the same month last year, mainly driven by resilient travel demand.“We saw ...

Musk’s X, SpaceX, AI resolve antitrust lawsuit vs Apple

Airbus sees no softening in demand

Kimberly-Clark readies asset sales

Manila Times Green Industries

Corporate shift to 24/7 carbon-free energy: benefits and trends

THE fossil fuel crisis, along with rising electricity costs, is pushing companies to explore renewable energy as an alternative power source. At the same time, these organizations are weighing the price they would have t...

A warning the Philippines cannot afford to ignore

THE avalanche that tore down a mountainside in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Aug. 26 was more than a Himalayan disaster. It was a warning about what happens when infrastructure and communities occupy mountain environments t...

Institutionalizing the Landscape Approach in national flood governance

THE recurring, catastrophic inundation of major socio-ecological basins highlights a profound epistemological flaw in the Philippine disaster mitigation strategy. For decades, the administrative default has succumbed to ...

70 groups oppose US-led Pax Silica project in Philippines, call for ESZ re-evaluation

A GROUP of 200 individuals representing at least 70 organizations converged on Aug. 31, voicing their opposition to the US-led Pax Silica and the proposed establishment of an economic security zone (ESZ) in New Clark Cit...

Harnessing space technology for climate resilience

THE Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is advancing national technological self-reliance through space data utilization initiatives. Its primary hardware mission is the development of the Multispectral Unit for Land Assess...

When climate risk becomes a security crisis

ACROSS Southeast Asia, climate change is placing pressure on institutions responsible for maintaining peace.That was the central message of the panel, “Assessing the Security Implications of Climate Risks,” during the co...

Philippine hotels gain momentum with plant-based menus to boost sustainability efforts

AT least 30 percent of their main dishes and meal options must be plant-based to obtain a “green” certification proving ecological sustainability. This was the new standard set last July by the Global Sustainable Tourism...

Why nature is Asean’s greatest economic asset

IN taking the helm of Asean in 2026, the Philippines is calling on the region to confront a defining question: How can it grow more resilient, inclusive and prosperous in an era of climate risks, geopolitical uncertainty...

Re-engineering climate capital through science diplomacy

FOR multi-decadal epochs, the global architecture of climate finance has been theoretically operationalized to mitigate systemic ecological precarity within developing nations.However, beneath the orthodox rhetoric of mu...

Philippines must prepare for strong El Niño impacts amid economic challenges

ASIA‑PACIFIC faces a strong El Niño, potentially reinforced by a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), unfolding against an already fragile economic backdrop. The coming months in the Philippines will demand urgent, coordi...

The gold standard for sustainability reporting

SINCE the pandemic, sustainable development reports have been getting thicker, more colorful and broader in scope. Yet those who have actually gone through them know that a glossy or dense report does not necessarily mea...

Why sustainability makes business sense — SM

FOR a long time, companies talked about sustainability as something separate from the business itself.However, speaking at a recent MUFG NOW Manila forum, Timothy Daniels, consultant and head of sustainability and invest...

Carbon pricing can boost PH trade competitiveness

CLIMATE policy is becoming a trade and competitiveness issue. When the European Union starts taxing carbon on imports, exporters pay the price. As trading partners adopt measures such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment...

When climate shocks threaten food, peace and livelihoods

CLIMATE change increasingly operates as a threat multiplier. Droughts, floods, heat waves and sea-level rise do more than damage infrastructure and crops: they amplify preexisting socioeconomic stresses like poverty and ...

Solar Industry alliance, MMSU power PH green energy shift

SOLAR and storage are expected to carry more of the country’s power mix as demand grows, and the government pursues cleaner energy targets. But scaling up requires more than installing panels. It needs tested equipment, ...

Storytelling shapes a climate-resilient future

PROACTIVENESS that prepares for extreme-weather effects, as opposed to reactionary responses that are just designed to cope with emergency situations, was the main theme in the Stormwater Summit held on July 21. Leaders ...

Strengthening corporate governance through boardroom education

CORPORATE governance is often associated with board meetings, compliance reports and regulatory requirements. That view, while understandable, misses its broader purpose.Governance influences how decisions are made, how ...

Will natural hydrogen fast-track PH energy and food security?

A RENEWED hunt for natural hydrogen (H2), which forms and accumulates in the Earth rather than being manufactured by electrolysis, has moved into policy rooms in Manila. For a nation that imports a large share of its fer...

DoST promotes composting to boost green economy in Nueva Ecija

The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) branch in Nueva Ecija is promoting compact composting systems as part of a broader push to build a green, circular economy at the barangay and household level.Through the I...

Anti-E-Waste group protests SONA

THE Environmental Task Force Against Illegal E-Waste Imports to the Philippines (END E-Waste Imports) joined protests against the fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday. It c...

When a sea rescue exposes climate, conflict, failure

THE rescues dramatized in the Netflix 2026 true-story film “23,000 Lives” sit amid converging trends like conflict, fragile governance and environmental stress that together create push factors for migration and displace...

Resilience and sustainability through the F-E-W-H Nexus

Part 3THE Philippines can no longer afford to remain trapped in reactive governance, dependent upon fragmented improvisations or piecemeal interventions that address only the symptoms of systemic crises. What the present...

Proactive, not reactive water management needed – summit

AS extreme weather events increasingly paralyze both urban and rural areas, the typical reliance on reactionary disaster relief must be replaced by proactive, watershed-based planning. This paradigm shift was highlighted...

The 44th Pakistani product with toxic mercury

ON July 20, the EcoWaste Coalition exposed a skin-lightening product made in Pakistan with mercury concentrations approaching 15,000 parts per million (ppm).In a statement, the toxics watchdog group said it purchased a B...

Promoting sustainable resource use in the Global South

DURING last month’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2026, there was a major shift in focus among more than 200 expert speakers across 40 track sessions and workshops. Set against the backdrop of the Middle East crisis, AC...

Holding leaders accountable for climate deaths

EVERY summer brings new headlines of heat waves, floods and storms. Behind the images are millions of farmers forced off their land, children with chronic illnesses, whole communities displaced and premature deaths that ...

Resilience and sustainability through the F-E-W-H Nexus

Part 2FOR the Philippines, the imperatives of the Food, Energy, Water and Health (FEWH) Nexus are incontrovertible. Energy diversification must be accelerated with deliberate urgency, encompassing strategic investments i...

Equipment production drives H1 export growth

CHINA’S equipment manufacturing sector became a major driver of export growth in the first half (H1) of 2026, with export delivery value of the equipment industry rising 18.2 percent year on year and contributing nearly ...

Watchdog to online shopping platforms: Remove mercury-laced cosmetics

Toxics watchdog BAN Toxics on July 17 called out online shopping platforms after discovering that they were selling skin-lightening products that were laced with mercury.According to the group, their online monitoring ac...

Watchdog to online shopping platforms: Remove mercury-laced cosmetics

On July 17, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics called out online shopping platforms after discovering they were selling skin-lightening products laced with mercury.According to the group, its online monitoring activity showed st...

Healthcare leaders in the Philippines tackle plastic pollution crisis with new campaign

THE plastic pollution crisis is a public health crisis as well as an environmental one. In Southeast Asia, about 50 percent of all hospital waste is plastic. In Philippine hospitals, that figure is rising to 70–80 percen...

PH climate displacement crisis demands action

THE Internal Displacement Monitoring Center’s Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2026), released in May 2026, turns a stark light on a changing reality. The largest share of disaster displacement remained conce...

Government, industry push green measures as PIDS flags energy security risk

THE Department of Energy (DoE) and power sector stakeholders are advancing renewable energy (RE), storage, and indigenous resources as central responses to energy security challenges, even as a new study finds the Phili...

Resilience and sustainability through the F-E-W-H Nexus — Part 1

The conflagration in the Middle East has revealed with uncompromising clarity the precariousness of global architectures and the perilous interdependence of nations. What commenced as a localized eruption has metastasize...

Philippines launches national policy to scale nature-based solutions

NATURE-BASED Solutions (NbS), which protect the environment, restore ecosystems and address societal challenges like climate change and the need for livelihood, are not new to the Philippines. Many communities have been ...

ADB spearheads APAC power grids integration

A PROFOUND transformation is under way in the Asia-Pacific region, as the race for economic competitiveness aligns with the clean energy shift while feeding the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). Tech gian...

BuhaWind Energy: a crucial crossroads in Ilocos Norte

IN an afternoon Sunday Mass we attended at St. William’s Cathedral in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the officiating priest read a pastoral circular from Bishop Renato Mayugba that reframed a technical development as a moral ...

The US midterms: Impact on climate action

AS Washington’s next political verdict looms, firms in Asia and the Philippines face persistent tariffs, artificial intelligence (AI)‑driven inequality and climate vulnerabilities that will shape investment, community co...

ILO study highlights limited green construction in the Philippines despite policy support

ACCORDING to the International Labor Organization (ILO) 2025 baseline study on skills in the Philippine construction sector, local demand for green construction remains limited due to the slow adoption of green building ...

Fueling the Philippines’ SAF green flight era

FOR the Philippines, policy innovation is indispensable. Incentives for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facilities, subsidies for research and development, and partnerships with international organizations can catalyze d...

The next frontier: Offshore wind power

BESIEGED by high electricity costs and heavy reliance on fossil fuels, the Philippine archipelago is repositioning itself as one of the premier destinations for offshore wind investments in Asia. With massive coastal win...

From Museo del Galeón to climate-ready coasts

A WEEK ago, we curiously stepped aboard the Museo del Galeón and left with something heavier and more urgent than souvenirs: a sense that the past is not a museum piece but a blueprint. Walking the replica decks of the N...

Fueling the Philippines’ SAF green flight era

Part 1AVIATION has long epitomized the zenith of human ingenuity. Not merely a technological achievement, it is a profound instrument of civilization, enabling the circulation of ideas, commercial expansion and the inter...

Sustainability in Metro Manila office market becomes baseline in 2026 green building trend

GREEN buildings that are environmentally friendly with their designs and features matching global sustainability standards are no longer a pleasant option for the office market, especially those based in Metro Manila. Du...

Preserve heritage and casas as climate rises

WE spent our nation’s 128th Independence Day anniversary among the carved balustrades and capiz windows of the old casas at the Las Casas de Acusar in Quezon City.Casas like Monroy, Arroyave and Boix are repositories of...

Philippines' climate goals at risk due to lack of strategic plans, report finds

THE Philippines is “unlikely on track” to deliver its 2030 climate targets due to the absence of Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS), according to “The Southeast Asia’s Green Economy Report 2026: The ...

SM Cares' Earth Day event highlights simple energy-saving choices for sustainability

#SAVEWATTMATTERS, a special Earth Day event held by SM Cares at SM City North EDSA–The Annex, encouraged partners, advocates, students, families and mallgoers to see that caring for the planet can begin with simple, ever...

Philippine eco-park Kaway'an named in TIME's World Greatest Places 2026

THE 3-hectare Kaway’an EcoPark, located in Sabella Village, General Trias, Cavite, earned the distinction of being named as the sole Philippine destination to be included in TIME Magazine’s World’s Greatest Places of 202...

Powering PH’s sustainable energy agenda

THE Philippines has adopted an increasingly ambitious sustainable energy agenda aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy security and diversifying the country’s power mix. Through renewable energy (RE) polici...

Can corporate networks turn CSR into measurable disaster resilience?

WHEN the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF) marked its 30th anniversary this April, the message was unambiguous: corporate social responsibility (CSR) should stop being an afterthought and become an operational, measu...

NCI Cancer Currents

Advancing Childhood Cancer Research: A Conversation with Dr. Brigitte Widemann

In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, NCI's Dr. Brigitte Widemann discusses recent advances in treatment, shared data, artificial intelligence, research participation, and survivorship. She explains why sus...

Could Functional Precision Medicine Be the New Precision Oncology?

Functional precision medicine tests drugs directly on living tumor cells to help clinicians identify the most effective, personalized treatments for their patients. NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai shares his personal jour...

How Decades of NCI Support Led to Groundbreaking Discoveries: The Story of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment, helping people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, and other cancers live longer, healthier lives. This is the story of how decades of N...

Reflections on Progress and Partnership at ASCO 2026

Following ASCO 2026, NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai reflects on the pace of progress in cancer research, efforts to accelerate clinical trials, and NCI’s role in supporting the cancer research and care community. He high...

Your NCI: Top Priorities from AACR 2026

NCI Director Dr. Anthony Letai shares his reflections on this year’s AACR Annual Meeting, including science that stood out and NCI’s leading priorities.

As Rates of Some Cancers Increase in Younger People, Researchers Search for Answers

As diagnoses of colorectal, breast, and other cancers continue to climb in people under age 50, researchers are trying to understand what’s behind this phenomenon. Is it environmental exposures, genetics, lifestyle? The ...

Rapid Genetic Test Could Help Guide Brain Cancer Surgery

Scientists have developed a test for use during brain cancer surgery that rapidly measures the levels of certain genetic mutations in patients’ tumor samples. The test uses droplet digital polymerase chain reaction techn...

Will This Cancer Metastasize? Check Its “Stickiness”

A device that measures the “stickiness” of cancer cells in tumor samples may help predict the likelihood of a patient’s cancer metastasizing. Researchers believe the device could eventually help doctors make more informe...

FDA Approval Likely to Change Initial Treatment for Some People with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

FDA has approved the combination of the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab (Yervoy) and nivolumab (Opdivo) for the initial treatment of people with advanced colorectal cancer whose tumors are classified as MSI-H or dMMR.

What’s at the Root of Ovarian Cancer? New Study May Have Found Part of the Answer

A subgroup of mesenchymal stem cells, called high-risk MSCs, appears to fuel the formation of cancerous lesions in the fallopian tubes and the lesions’ transition to ovarian cancer, a study has found.

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