The Philippines is exploring a new route for overseas remittances: moving money across borders with stablecoins before paying families in pesos. Finance Secretary Frederick Go has raised the technology as a possible way to reduce the cost of sending money home. For millions of Filipinos abroad, its appeal is straightforward. A cheaper transfer would leave…
A balance on a screen is little comfort when the withdrawal button is unavailable. For Bitget users, that button is due to return in stages after the exchange halted withdrawals following a September 24 security breach. Bitcoin withdrawals are scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Philippine time on September 28. Ether follows on September 29,…
A deadline meant to protect Filipino children ended up cutting off a platform many Filipinos use for school, work and community groups. Less than a day after Discord was blocked, the government ordered access restored. The quick reversal left a question that cannot be settled by switching an app back on: what changed for children…
A patient in a remote town gets a chest X-ray to check for tuberculosis. The image is ready, but a specialist who can read it may be hours away. Waiting for a result can mean another trip to the clinic, another day off work and another chance to drop out of care. Ateneo de Manila…
Mary Jane Veloso’s decade-long ordeal from Indonesian death row to absolute pardon is over with President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. granting her absolute pardon. National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) chairperson and Veloso’s lead counsel Atty. Edre Olalia, they are expecting her release today as the remaining steps of her pardon are administrative and he…
Based on the latest Tugon ng Masa (TNM) survey of OCTA Research, the gap between the hypothetical 2028 tandem of Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Robin Padilla and former vice president and current Naga City mayor Leni Robredo and Sen. Bam Aquino has narrowed to just 12 points. According to OCTA, this is the…
For a growing number of customers, a pharmacy visit begins with a question about staying healthy rather than a prescription. AS Watson says that interest in preventive care and self-care helped push its global health sales up 10 percent over the past year. The parent company of Watsons Philippines reported the growth as it marked…
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture is strengthening its science-based approach to climate risk planning through a new data-sharing partnership between the Philippine Rice Research Institute and PAGASA. DA-PhilRice and the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration signed a memorandum of agreement on Thursday to exchange weather, climate and agricultural data aimed at improving…
Philippine Coast Guard Admiral Ronnie Gil L. Gavan joins PCSO General Manager Melquiades “Mel” A. Robles after receiving the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary Merit Medal and Ribbon at PCG headquarters in Manila on September 24, 2026. The award recognizes Robles’s volunteerism, commitment to public service, and support for Coast Guard personnel. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office…
Don’t be bound by the past and its failures. But don’t forget its lessons either. — American evangelist Billy Graham. Unexpectedly, our tennis pride, Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala, lost to her Russian rival, Tatiana Prozorova, despite being ranked more than 140…