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…
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…
Alex Eala’s Washington title gave her a trophy. It also gave tennis fans a story they were eager to celebrate. The Filipina claimed 78 percent of the vote in the WTA’s Star of the Hard-Court Swing poll, leaving US Open champion and world No. 1 Elena Rybakina a distant second with 16 percent. Toronto champion…
Alex Eala won’t have to play on the opening day of the Asian Games tennis tournament. She will, however, have to wait while two players fight for the chance to face her. The world No. 18 has drawn a first-round bye as the top seed in women’s singles. Thailand’s Patcharin Cheapchandej and Pakistan’s Mahin Aftab…
Tatiana Prozorova expected a tough match against Alex Eala. She also expected the crowd to make it feel even tougher. The 22-year-old Russian had prepared for the Filipino fans who would pack Singapore’s OCBC Arena behind Eala. When their cheers rose at the start of Thursday’s match, Prozorova said she stuck to a plan worked…
A proposed partnership that could reshape South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative’s power distribution business has hit another legal roadblock, with a new temporary restraining order stopping the remaining dates of a membership vote. The 72-hour order prevents SOCOTECO II and Ignite Power from proceeding with the scheduled plebiscite while the court considers whether to extend…
Dileep Tiwari, managing director of Biocare Life Sciences Inc. (second from left), discussed how India and the Philippines could provide affordable medicines through cooperation. A more resilient healthcare system starts before a crisis: with reliable medicine supplies, workable regulations and partnerships that keep treatment affordable. That was the message of Dileep Tiwari, managing director of…
EMBRACING INCLUSION. SHINE Special Education Center, Inc. Founder and President Maria Rosario Joaquin,together with Meralco senior leaders Raymond Ravelo, Chief Sustainability Officer; Edeliza Lim, Head of Marketingand Brand Experience; and other members of the Meralco team—join SHINE students in celebrating a milestone forworkplace inclusion under Meralco’s #Mbrace Diversity & Inclusion program. Workplace inclusion begins with…