Swiss watchmaking maison Girard-Perregaux ushered in the 50th anniversary of its emblematic Laureato with a Manila unveiling that blended quiet glamor with horological gravitas. The event marked not just the arrival of a commemorative timepiece,…
Phished, vished, smished: Scammers are getting smarter—so should…
The email looks official. The caller sounds professional. The text message seems routine. But behind the slick formatting and the familiar tone, a digital predator is waiting. Across the globe, a new wave of cyber…
Global noise, local poise: Property in Asia, Philippines…
Asia Pacific’s real estate markets are holding firm despite global economic turbulence triggered by aggressive policy shifts from Washington. The region, including the Philippines, is proving resilient, as Cushman & Wakefield’s latest report outlines, buoyed…
Hyper-personalization goes mainstream: The tightrope between AI and…
Philippine banks are betting big on hyper-personalization—using artificial intelligence (AI) and real-time data to create highly tailored content, services, and offers for individual customers. The goal: greater relevance, deeper engagement, and lasting loyalty. But as…
Record breaking-turnout: 2025 midterm polls make Philippine history
The country’s 2025 midterm elections smashed records for speed and scale, with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) proclaiming all 12 winning senators on Saturday, just five days after polls closed — the fastest canvassing in…
Why Philippine gold miners stay underground
Gold from the Philippines is mostly mined by hand—but rarely traded above board. With about 500,000 artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) producing 70% of the country’s gold, formalizing this fragmented sector remains a political,…
‘Shared loss’: Filipinos say goodbye to ‘Lolo Kiko’
In the stifling heat of a Manila afternoon, where giant fans stirred the incense-laced air, parishioners packed into the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine to bid farewell not just to a pope, but to “Lolo Kiko.”…
Bantayan Island: Where meat is served on Good…
In a country where the Lenten season signals fasting and the sizzle of meat falls silent, Bantayan Island in Cebu quietly breaks the rule — a tradition rooted not in rebellion, but in a rare…
Every Sunday, Hong Kong’s streets transform into ‘Little…
Come Sunday, the glass-and-steel austerity of Hong Kong loosens its collar. Along the city’s sidewalks and plazas, a quiet transformation takes place: folding chairs appear where bankers stood; the scent of adobo and pancit mingles…