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Monday, 12 October 2026
12 minutes ago

Jollibee taps First Gen to power 189 stores with renewable energy

The Jollibee Group is expanding its renewable energy footprint through a strengthened partnership with First Gen Group, securing geothermal electricity for 189 company-owned restaurants across the Philippines.
22 minutes ago

Filipino teens call for stronger online safeguards, AI transparency

Filipino teenagers have urged stronger online protection and greater transparency in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), citing risks such as cyberbullying, scams and misinformation despite the growing importance of digital platforms in education and everyday life.
36 minutes ago

BDO Foundation expands digital learning access across PH schools

BDO Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank, has expanded access to digital education by donating more than 180 desktop computers and laptops to schools and learning institutions across the Philippines.
42 minutes ago

Strong banks, weaker economy: Philippine lenders face a tougher 2027

Philippine banks are still lending at a healthy pace, but that growth may be concealing a buildup of bad debt that could become harder to ignore as the economy slows.
45 minutes ago

INSIDER VIEW | World Bank right on the disease, wrong on the cure

According to the World Bank's Midyear 2026 Philippines Economic Update, implementing the energy plan on schedule could lower residential electricity rates in Luzon by about 28 percent by 2030, boost GDP by more than 1 percent and create 161,000 jobs.
2 hours ago

Ateneo sportsman, philanthropist Ricardo ‘Winky’ Leong passes away at 92

Businessman and philanthropist Ricardo “Winky” C. Leong, a former Ateneo basketball standout whose lifelong ties to the university helped shape its academic and sporting legacy, died on Sunday, Oct. 11, at the age of 92.
3 hours ago

Philex keeps Padcal mine running despite strike, shares climb

Philex Mining Corp. said operations at its Padcal mine in Benguet remain uninterrupted despite an ongoing workers’ strike that left more than a third of its workforce absent on Sunday.
3 hours ago

Cebu Pacific adds fuel-efficient jets in push for all-new fleet by 2030

Cebu Pacific is moving closer to its goal of operating an entirely newer-generation jet fleet by 2030, a shift that could help the budget carrier cut fuel costs while expanding its domestic and international network.
4 hours ago

WINNING | Metrobank’s bond traders are making the right moves

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) has topped two Philippine bond market rankings, placing first among local banks and securities firms in both peso-denominated and major foreign-currency bonds.
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