BingoPlus Cebu employee volunteers distributed water, food, medicine and other essentials enough for 56,000 Filipinos across earthquake-affected communities in Bogo, San Remigio, Medellin, Daanbantayan, Borbon, and Tabogon. The P6-million relief effort, led by the BingoPlus Foundation, was carried out in coordination with local government units

The France-Philippines United Action (FPUA), in partnership with Plastic Odyssey and with the support of the Embassy of France to the Philippines under the Blue Nations Initiative, held the Youth for Dagat Summit on Oct. 25, 2025, at the Alliance Française de Manille in Makati

Shoppers check Halloween masks and costumes in Divisoria in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Katherine K. ChanPHILIPPINE inflation may have slightly accelerated in October amid elevated prices of food, fuel and electricity as well as a weak peso, analysts said.A BusinessWorld poll of 17 analysts

Unfinished roadworks are seen along a street in Caloocan City, Oct. 11. The Public Works department has indefinitely suspended all road reblocking activities due to allegations of corruption. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterGOVERNMENT UNDERSPENDING in the third quarter, mainly due

A farmer harvests rice by a paddy field outside Hanoi, Vietnam on June 10, 2019. Vietnam’s rice exporters have raised concern over the impact of the Philippines’ ban on rice imports and urged their trade ministry to contest the measure. — REUTERS/KHAMPHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R.

BW FILE PHOTOTHE NATIONAL Government’s (NG) debt service bill more than tripled in September as the government increased both amortization and interest payments, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.The latest data from the Treasury showed that the debt service bill surged by 250% to

The country’s largest startup gathering, Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) 2025, will take place from Nov. 10 to 14, highlighting efforts to scale Filipino innovation and support startups aiming to expand beyond local markets.The country’s premier startup gathering, themed “Scaling Filipino Innovation: Start Local, Go Global,”

The ASEAN Foundation and SAP concluded the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (ASEAN DSE) 2025 Regional Finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, gathering 22 students from secondary and tertiary institutions across the 10 ASEAN member states to present data-driven solutions to regional socioeconomic challenges.Now in its ninth

1 of 5By Anna Isabel C. SobrepeñaTHE WINDOW framed the blush of a new day as the plane descended into Istanbul. Returning to Türkiye for a fourth time did not diminish the enigma and romance of the only country nestled between two continents. Instead, mystery