PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco (right) and NBI Director Jaime Santiago seal the partnership between PAGCOR and the National Bureau of Investigation with the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement at the PAGCOR Corporate Office in Pasay City Monday, September 29, 2025. PAGCOR committed P50 million to boost the NBI’s law enforcement operations….
How the people behind JuanHand make borrowing safer and simpler. For many Filipinos, the word utang is both promise and peril. It can mean seed capital for a sari-sari store, tuition for a child, or a chance to get through a financial rough patch. But it also stirs fears of loan sharks, predatory rates, and…
Singlife Philippines continues to lead the charge in digital insurance innovation after clinching two top honors at the prestigious Asian Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2025. The company earned the Philippines Technology Excellence Award for Digital – Life Insurance and the Philippines Technology Excellence Award for Mobile – Financial Services. These recognitions highlight Singlife’s relentless…
From the streets of Cebu to the world’s biggest freestyle dance stage, Sam Rivera — better known in battles as Nemesis — is ready to raise the Philippine flag high at the Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 World Finals, happening October 11–12 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. From local champion to…
A total of 62 online public services, including a major government portal and the banking arm of the national postal service, were restored Monday following an outage caused by a fire at the state data management agency. As of noon, 62 of the 647 public administration systems that were suspended in the wake of Friday’s…
Iran stands ready to support Lebanon at all levels, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said here Sunday in a meeting with Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. “Iran is present in all forms of support for Lebanon and its resistance,” Larijani was quoted as saying by Lebanon’s official National News Agency. Thanking Iran…
The president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said Saturday that the armament of southern Cyprus raises concerns. No ground for negotiation was found this week in informal talks with the Greek Cypriot side, Ersin Tatar told reporters at a news conference at Turkish House (Turkevi) in New York, where he is visiting…
The UN reinstated dozens of sanctions against Iran on Sunday after three European countries triggered a “snapback” mechanism, restoring restrictions that had been suspended for nearly a decade. The sanctions target 43 individuals and 78 entities previously listed before July 2015, when the Iran nuclear deal was signed. France, Germany and the UK invoked the…
Former Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday pushed back against allegations linking him to the controversial budget insertions and flood control project anomalies, vowing to file cases against his accusers and accusing former House Speaker Martin Romualdez of orchestrating a smear campaign. In a manifestation delivered during the Senate’s plenary session, Escudero declared: “I…
Philippine Guarantee Corporation (PhilGuarantee) Acting Department Head for Priority Sectors Guarantee Group Gina Banaag and Senior Vice President and Group Head, Priority Sectors Guarantee Group Celso Gutierrez, with Visa Philippines Country Manager Jeffrey Navarro and Head for Visa Government Solutions, Regional Southeast Asia Bella Lai. Visa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the…