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Approximately 4.7 million fewer girls are expected to be born globally within the next 10 years because of sex-selective practices in countries where residents prefer male offsprings, a trend that could undermine social cohesion in the long term, according to a recent study.

Vice President Leni Robredo gave suggestions to make the August 6-20 Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila the last lockdown for the metropolis.

A recent survey showed that two-thirds of consumers said their income was negatively affected by the pandemic in the second quarter of 2021, with the impact more pronounced for Gen X and millennials.

Jeffrey Toleran, a high school teacher from Davao City, exemplifies how an SM Foundation (SMFI) Kabalikat Sa Kabuhayan (KSK) on Sustainable Agriculture farmer-graduate put into good use all the learnings acquired from the said training program.

SM Supermalls celebrates another milestone in its vaccination drive in partnership with the government: the administering of the 2 Millionth COVID-19 vaccine dose today, August 5, at the Mega Vaccination Center in SM Megamall.

Local scientists have discovered that the soil spewed out by Mayon volcano over the last 47 times it erupted (since 1616) contain life-saving elements with anti-cancer properties.

SMDC, SM Prime, DHSUD, and the Local Government Unit of Iloilo City recently inked an agreement to develop the Uswag Low-rise Residential Building in Brgy. San Isidro, Jaro, IloIlo City. The housing project is expected to benefit low-income, local government regular employees. Present at the online MOA signing (from left to right) DHSUD, Secretary Eduardo del Rosario; SMDC President, Jose …

Throughput grew 14% to 5.5 million TEUs Revenues increased 22% to US$882.6 millionEBITDA 28% higher to US$532.5 million 

Whether during the summer or rainy season, Filipino households have practically deemed air conditioning units as one of the most essential appliances at home. XTREME Appliances, the country’s leading one-stop shop appliances, offers a wide range of air-cooling products to cater to the needs and preferences of Filipino households — window type, split type, floor standing, ceiling cassette, and ceiling …

Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc., has signed a sister port agreement with the Port of Big Creek in Belize to strengthen relations and promote interconnectivity between the two Central American ports. The partnership benefits both ports and their respective areas of influence.