Contributed photo. Café culture in the Philippines has evolved into more than just coffee and aesthetics, with many small businesses now balancing customer experience with the demands of running a fast-moving operation. The foodservice sector continues to expand, with projections from the United States Department of Agriculture placing growth at around 10 percent in 2026,…
Dealers and banking representatives from Geely Motor Philippines joined more than 1,000 participants from over 100 countries at the 2026 Geely Auto International Business Partner Conference, where the company presented its long-term global expansion plans. The event gathered international partners and senior executives under Geely’s “One Geely” framework, which outlined the brand’s strategy and direction…
Visa and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) announced a partnership to roll out Visa Direct, a real-time push-payment system designed to speed up and streamline international money transfers for retail users and businesses. The service allows BPI customers to send funds abroad directly to bank accounts, cards, and digital wallets, aiming to simplify…
“Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It’s coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly.” — English inventor Sir James Dyson Just the other day, House Transportation Committee chairman Franz Pumaren blamed the delayed implementation of the National Identification (ID) system for stalling the delivery of…
Here’s your text cleaned up and properly spaced/formatted for WordPress (clear paragraphs, fixed spacing, removed duplicates, and corrected punctuation like extra periods and HTML entities): CHECKS Within the austere and methodical confines of his office, Melchor Arthur Carandang, then serving as Overall Deputy Ombudsman, conducted a forensic examination of financial documentation mandated by his constitutional…
Contributed photo. PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN — The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) on Saturday conducted consultation dialogues with urban poor communities in Barangays Corong-Corong and Bucana. More than a hundred community representatives and Indigenous Peoples leaders attended the activity and expressed appreciation for the government visit, which coincided with the founding anniversary of…
Photo by Wildfire 1775 on Pexels.com The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it has identified a large number of Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) drivers and motorcycle taxi riders operating without proper authorization, including those classified as “colorum,” during the distribution of government cash aid for transport workers. Acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the…
Photo courtesy of Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook. The Office of the President has approved the revised overseas travel schedule of Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacañang said on Saturday. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the approval when asked by reporters, simply replying, “Confirmed.” She said the approved travel period covers May 2 to 15. Castro…
Photo courtesy of NBI. The Pasay Regional Trial Court (RTC) has set a P10,000 bail for former broadcaster Jay Sonza following his arrest in a cyberlibel case filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The court clarified its earlier ruling after initially treating the charge as non-bailable, according to a new order issued on…
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte held a press conference at OVP Central Office, Mandaluyong City on Feb. 18, 2026. In the same briefing, she announced her presidential bid for 2028. Screen grabbed from Inday Sara Duterte livestream. Following recent legislative inquiries and reports from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), majority of Filipinos believe Vice President ‘Inday’…