In many Filipino households, the most decisive comeback is not an argument but a report card—the kind that makes titas fall silent at the dinner table. Linda Walker’s now-viral 719 exam score feels exactly like that: a number so high…
The Philippines’ search for high-value agricultural exports may have found an unlikely frontrunner in a vivid purple yam long associated with local desserts. Surging global demand for natural colorants and authentic Asian flavors pushed ube exports to $3.06 million in…
The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) deepened its push into East Asian markets after senior officers met with counterparts from Japan’s largest business groups to expand cross-border cooperation and investment flows. CCCI president Jay Yuvallos and vice president…
Mazda didn’t just win the 2025 Petron Makabayan Cup season—it owned it. In a breakthrough campaign years in the making, the #55 Team MSCC Mazda Miata became the first brand to sweep all three legs of the Makabayan Cup, conquering…
Marking its next chapter with quiet confidence, Chiva-Som Hua Hin places traditional Thai medicine (TTM) at the center of its philosophy for 2026—a considered return to the cultural wisdom that has long defined its identity. For more than 2,500 years,…
Each February, the story of the EDSA People Power Revolution returns in images that feel almost liturgical: civilians kneeling before tanks, rosaries raised toward rifle barrels, soldiers accepting flowers from strangers. It is remembered, rightly, as a triumph of civic…
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) first public hearing on former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte opened on Monday, February 23, with a pointed reminder: this is not a trial—and the court has not found him guilty of anything. From the bench…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) tightened oversight of one-person corporations, raising audit thresholds, and formalizing a tiered penalty system for late and non-filing of financial statements in a bid to standardize enforcement under the Revised Corporation Code. In Memorandum…
The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) clarified the role of official Philippine maps and nautical charts in depicting and safeguarding the country’s maritime jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea, amid ongoing public discussion on the issue and growing…
Holy Rosary Parish Church—known to locals as Pisamban Maragul (Big Church)—has been named a minor basilica, a rare honor that binds a provincial parish to Rome. The elevation, granted by Pope Leo XIV through a January 21, 2026 decree from…
