Highlighting its growing contribution to advancing the Philippine capital market, LandBank was honored as one of the top-performing institutions at the 2025 Philippine Dealing System (PDS) Annual Awards Night. The state-run bank clinched third place in the Top 5 Corporate Issue Managers/Arrangers–Bank Category, in recognition of its vital role in facilitating the issuance of corporate fixed-income securities in 2024.  The …

Filipino scientists have discovered a simple, affordable way to make dynamically adjustable water-based lenses that have a wide variety of potential future applications — from classrooms and research labs to cameras and even wearable gadgets.  By coating an ordinary glass slide with specially-prepared polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, the researchers were able to create a hydrophobic surface that could hold a …

The FOOD Philippines showcase at FOODEX Japan 2025  last  March 11-14  resulted in solid deals with major global market players, and rounded out the first quarter series of overseas trade fairs for food by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), the lead promotion arm for the Philippine export industry. Participating exhibitors were able to secure deals with …

THE Philippines and Morocco celebrate  50 years of diplomatic relations with a joint commemorative stamps issuance featuring the Philippines’ Mactan-Cebu and Morocco’ Marrakech-Menara Airport. According to Postmaster General Luis D. Carlos, “This stamp is more than just a symbol — it is a bridge that connects both countries’ innovation and connectivity in the aviation sector”. The PHLPost stamp features the …

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) achieved P39.62 billion in net sales for 2024, a 3.5 percent  increase compared to P38.27 billion in 2023, reflecting positive contributions from the company’s ongoing expansion efforts and a solid 4.9% upswing in the food retail business. The same-store sales grew modestly by 0.5% compared to 2023, primarily influenced by scaling down low-margin wholesale …

By Boy Villasanta Original Pilipino Music (OPM) stalwart Hajji Alejandro recently passed on due to stage 4 metastatic cancer and the local Tin Pan Alley shed its tears. Two of Hajji’s loved ones, one of them singer and daughter Rachel Alejandro was busy organizing his funeral wake, while the other, chanteuse Alynna was waiting for her fate to see for …

Not only is young fashion designer and musician Erick Valeña a townmate that he made the vestment of a saint and sang at a family reunion. Being a son of Lopez town in Quezon Province, Erick is the most versatile artist the community has ever produced. Erick, a graduate of the Conservatory of Music of the University of Santo Tomas …

Philippine Airlines (PAL) named British aviation expert Richard Nuttall as its next president, signaling the airline’s intent to accelerate international expansion and drive “sustainable growth.” “Appointing Richard Nuttall to Philippine Airlines is an important part of our medium-term and long-term strategy of building a robust management team and growing our business internationally,” said PAL Holdings President and Chief Operating Officer …

South Korea’s national railway operator Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) recently signed with SMC MRT-7 Corp. an agreement to provide technical support for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT‑7) as the project targets 2026 for full operations. “This is a critical step as we move closer to delivering MRT-7 to the public,” said SMC Chairman …

Passengers traveling this summer will pay a bit more for their air tickets after an increase in the passenger service charge (PSC) or terminal fee for airports managed by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Under Memorandum Circular No. 019-2025 signed on April 14, CAAP announced that the PSC for international flights will hike from ₱784 to ₱900 …