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Hilton to bring Canopy lifestyle brand to the Philippines

Hilton to bring Canopy lifestyle brand to the Philippines

Hilton is set to bring its lifestyle brand Canopy by Hilton to the Philippines under an agreement with Ayala Land Hospitality. The hospitality giant announced the signing of Canopy by Hilton Makati in Metro Manila on Wednesday August 13. Scheduled...

Philippine Airlines’ new A350 business class

Philippine Airlines’ new A350 business class

Philippine Airlines will upgrade its flagship business class to international standards as a new fleet of Airbus A350-1000 takes to the skies from the end of this year. The A350-1000s will be crowned by 42 business class suites with sliding...

ACT: PPP for classroom construction to ‘deepen overpricing’

ACT: PPP for classroom construction to ‘deepen overpricing’

A teacher at Juan Sumulong Elementrary School in Antipolo City makes do with half a classroom. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) has opposed the move to push for the “multi-sector drive” or...

Laos, Philippines boost multifaceted cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- Laos and the Philippines have agreed to further beef up their cooperation in various fields to bring practical benefits to both countries and their people. This was the outcome of the 3rd meeting of the Laos -...

Duke Frasco bucks Baricuatro’s remarks over hospital construction

Duke Frasco bucks Baricuatro’s remarks over hospital construction

Pam Baricuatro FB / Duke Frasco IG By Billy Begas Cebu Rep. Duke Frasco dismissed Governor Pamela Baricuatro’s call for him to prioritize the construction of the Liloan Children’s Hospital before pursuing legislation to upgrade the Danao City...

PH Resorts derecognises Emerald Bay land and construction site

PH Resorts derecognises Emerald Bay land and construction site

PH Resorts Holdings Group Inc, the group behind the stalled Emerald Bay casino project (pictured in a file photo) at Mactan, on Cebu, in the Philippines, says it has derecognised a PHP8.75-billion (US$153.5-million) financial liability linked to...

Use cacao as a model for agriculture roadmaps

Use cacao as a model for agriculture roadmaps

Agriculture roadmaps can be mainly theoretical papers that lie unused on the shelf. Or they can be living practical documents that guide and motivate actions to increase agriculture productivity and benefit farmers and fisherfolk. Here is a...

Gambling and Philippine Politics

Gambling and Philippine Politics

A specter is haunting Philippine politics today: the specter of gambling, which is being linked to youth addiction, unethical use of public funds, money laundering, kidnapping, and murder. Aside from the intense flooding across the country and the...

Engaging Filipino Gen Zs in a fragmented digital world

Engaging Filipino Gen Zs in a fragmented digital world

COMPLICATED Getting to know the Gen Z crowd. MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine digital sphere is a vibrant, bustling marketplace of ideas, trends, and, most importantly, content. For brands seeking to connect with Gen Zs, the generation born...

Philippines needs lower US tariffs

Philippines needs lower US tariffs

August 15, 2025 | 12:00am Attracting foreign investments that can help fuel economic growth for the Philippines could face headwinds if the Philippines is not able to successfully negotiate a lower tariff rate from the US. This was the assessment...

US-ASEAN Business Council backs PH’s ASEAN chairship in 2026

US-ASEAN Business Council backs PH’s ASEAN chairship in 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) has vowed to work closely with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines (ASEAN-BAC PH) as the country prepares to take on the ASEAN chairship in 2026. In a meeting with incoming...

India’s GMR Group plots big comeback to Philippine airports

India’s GMR Group plots big comeback to Philippine airports

President Marcos with Srinivas Bommidala, Chairman of GMR Group MANILA, Philippines – Three years after exiting the Mactan Cebu International Airport concession, GMR Group of India is plotting a big comeback into the Philippine airport scene as...

Philippine government and GCash collaborate on ticketing

Philippine government and GCash collaborate on ticketing

The Philippine government has announced a collaboration with GCash, an e-wallet provider, to enhance the digital transformation of the country’s public transportation ticketing. This partnership will introduce “advanced” payment solutions. The...

Filipinos urged to invest in gov’t’s Retail Treasury Bond

Filipinos urged to invest in gov’t’s Retail Treasury Bond

STATE-OWNED Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has urged the public to invest in the Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) latest Retail Treasury Bonds (RTBs) and help the national government to raise funds for its priority development programs....

Philippines’ first Canopy by Hilton to open in 2026

Philippines’ first Canopy by Hilton to open in 2026

Hospitality giant Hilton and Ayala Land Hospitality have disclosed the signing of a new Canopy by Hilton hotel in Metro Manila, Philippines, set to open in 2026. The hotel will be part of the One Ayala development in Makati and aims to offer a...

Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders

Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders

Manila - Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were murdered by rogue police, a government witness says, allegedly...

Palawan Group of Companies marks 40th anniversary, continues mission to empower Filipinos

Palawan Group of Companies marks 40th anniversary, continues mission to empower Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines — In a heartfelt celebration of enduring partnerships that help empower four decades of trusted service, the Palawan Group of Companies hosted its highly anticipated Partners’ Night on August 5 and 6 at the Blue Leaf...

Philippine sugar to be exclusively for domestic use in new crop year

Philippine sugar to be exclusively for domestic use in new crop year

ALL sugar produced in the coming crop year will be classified as for domestic use, the chief of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said. SRA Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona made the announcement during the 71st Philippine Sugar...

Philippines secures financing for 125 MW Citicore solar project

Philippines secures financing for 125 MW Citicore solar project

A PHP 4.4 billion ($77.5 billion) project finance loan facility is supporting the development of the 125 MW Citicore Solar Pangasinan project, with construction scheduled for completion by the end of this year. August 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett...

Philippines Receives Five More S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Manufactured in Poland

Philippines Receives Five More S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters Manufactured in Poland

The Philippines has received five more S-70i Black Hawk multipurpose helicopters manufactured in Poland at PZL Mielec. This was reported by the press service of the Philippine Air Force. The ceremony of acceptance of the helicopters into the 205th...

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