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…
Cebu business group expands Japan links through East…
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…
Mazda makes history with Makabayan Cup sweep
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…
Chiva-Som Hua Hin embraces traditional Thai medicine for…
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.…
The quiet hesitations that saved EDSA
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,…
ICC opens Duterte pretrial hearing, stresses he is…
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…
SEC tightens compliance rules for one-person corporations
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…
NAMRIA defends accuracy of maps, nautical charts in…
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…
Historic church in Angeles City gains minor basilica…
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…
₱500-M allocated for disaster-ready upgrade of Naga coliseum
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former vice president Leni Robredo—rivals in the 2022 presidential race—found common ground on Saturday, February 21, in Naga City, where the administration turned over ₱500 million to modernize a landmark…