Saturday, 3 October 2026
6 hours ago
GCash joins top 3 financial giants as record IPO puts value at P442B
By: Miguel R. Camus
GCash has come a long way from moving money by text message, with its record IPO now valuing the fintech at P442 billion and placing it among the country’s three most valuable financial firms and even some top conglomerates.
11 hours ago
PH taps P48-B ADB financing for health care reforms
The Philippines has secured JPY119.745 billion (about P48 billion) in financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen health care funding, improve medical services and make the country’s universal health care system more accountable and responsive.
13 hours ago
RDC-7 seeks power emergency declaration for Cebu, Bohol
CEBU CITY—The Regional Development Council in Central Visayas (RDC-7) has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare a state of power emergency in Cebu and Bohol amid recurring electricity shortages in the Visayas grid.
13 hours ago
WINNING | RLC brings homegrown Fili luxury hotel to Metro Manila
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is bringing its homegrown five-star Fili hotel brand to Metro Manila in 2027, expanding a luxury hospitality concept first established in Cebu as it seeks to build a Filipino brand capable of competing in the wider Asian market.
13 hours ago
Smart rolls out Apple’s latest flagship lineup across postpaid plans
Smart Communications Inc. is bringing the latest flagship lineup from American tech giant Apple to its postpaid subscribers, rolling out the iPhone 18 Pro series alongside the newest Apple Watches this October.
14 hours ago
DSWD taps GCash for digital UPLIFT aid disbursements
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expanding the digital distribution of financial assistance under the government’s UPLIFT Program, allowing eligible beneficiaries to receive succeeding payouts directly through their GCash wallets.
14 hours ago
PLDT, Smart tighten ESG standards across supplier network
PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. are tightening sustainability standards across their supply chain as the telecommunications group works with more business partners on human rights, workplace safety and responsible business.
15 hours ago
WINNING | Toyota expands pipeline for Filipino auto technicians
Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) is expanding its pipeline of skilled Filipino automotive technicians, positioning technical-vocational training as a bigger part of the country’s automotive value chain and a pathway to jobs at home and overseas.
15 hours ago
CMIC flags stockbrokers over capital, customer protection lapses
Philippine stockbrokers racked up a long list of fines and reprimands over the past year, exposing lapses ranging from weak internal controls and customer protection to capital and risk requirements.
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