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Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) joined the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) in honoring Filipino athletes bound for the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian Games during the official send-off ceremony held on November 28, 2025, at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.  The event underscored PAL’s commitment to providing comfort and convenience for the delegates of Team Philippines as they travel to Thailand …

Converge ICT Solutions Inc. is accelerating its transformation from pure connectivity provider to full-fledged technology company with the relocation of its corporate and large enterprise arm, the Converge Global Business Group (GBG), to a cutting-edge headquarters at the Asian Century Center in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig. The shift from the Reliance IT Center in Pasig marks a major milestone …

THE Philippine Competition Commission has approved the acquisition of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plant complex by the Thunder Consortium, Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) has announced. The company told the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) that it had been informed of the development by subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables Inc., which is a member of the consortium along with Sumitomo Corp. and Electric …

As mindful travel continues to shape the future of tourism, Megaworld Hotels & Resorts (MHR), the largest hotel operator in the Philippines, is embracing the movement with the launch of MEGreen Mindful Stays, which is a unified sustainability stay program designed for today’s rising breed of conscious travelers who seek meaning and positive impact in every journey. “At Megaworld Hotels …

MGEN, through its subsidiary Atimonan One Energy, Inc., plans to develop a 1,200-MW ultra-supercritical pulverized coal-fired power plant in Quezon. By next year, the power generation arm of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), plans to secure offtake for the capacity of its planned 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power project in Quezon province. MGEN President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio said …

Airstream Renewables Corp., a subsidiary of listed NexGen Energy Corp., is allocating $2.5 billion (P146 billion) to develop onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 1.7 gigawatts (GW). The move follows the award of three wind energy service contracts from the Department of Energy (DoE), NexGen said. The wind projects include a 600-megawatt (MW) Pangasinan wind farm, a 600-MW …

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), on Monday, topped the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) performance evaluation award, highlighting the agency’s superlative performance score of more than 100% for 2024. At the awards ceremony for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) organized by GCG at the City of Paranaque, PCSO surpassed other top-ranking GOCCs recognized for exemplary performance, demonstrating the …

SM Foundation leverages technology to help transform healthcare in communities For decades, community health centers survived on paper. Handwritten charts, overstuffed logbooks, and filing cabinets formed the backbone of daily operations. Although the paper system had long been serviceable, it slowed health professionals: locating one patient record could take several minutes, missing charts derailed schedules, and limited storage left staff …

Boosts competitiveness between Rio de Janeiro, Southern Minas Gerais CLIA Pouso Alegre, a Brazilian business unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently inaugurated the expansion of its Logistics and Industrial Center, strengthening the connection between the Port of Rio de Janeiro and Southern Minas Gerais, a region known for its diverse industrial base and growing demand for integrated logistics …

Megaworld Hotels & Resorts (MHR) continues to make remarkable strides in the Philippine  hospitality industry as it takes home two of the country’s most prestigious award-giving bodies — the 11th Virtus Awards and the 28th Mabuhay Awards.  These awards highlight not only MHR’s creativity and talent pool, but also its unwavering commitment to purpose-driven leadership, inclusivity, and Filipino hospitality. “These …