PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Edwin M. Mercado encourages women to get regular check-ups for breast cancer. The PhilHealth Z Benefit Package for Breast Cancer has increased by 1300%, reaching up to P1.4 million from the previous P100,000. PHILHEALTH PHOTO

PhilHealth pushes for early detection to prevent breast cancer

IN LINE with Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is promoting early detection and reminding members of their...
Executive Order 100, signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., tasks the Department of Agriculture with determining and adjusting the floor price for palay. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

PBBM sets floor price for palay

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has signed an executive order (EO) that establishes a floor price for palay, or unmilled rice – a move meant...
Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco says President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s declaration that the Philippine e-visa implementation would be next in his digital transformation agenda would bring in more inbound tourists and make the Philippines “shoulder to shoulder” with neighboring states that have e-Visa systems. DOT PHOTO

DOT hails PH citation as one of Asia’s ‘next culinary hotspots’

THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the Philippines’ latest citation as one of Asia’s rising culinary hotspots. Marriott International’s “Future of Food 2026” report recently...
Photo courtesy of The Daily Tribune

DOF: ‘P1-trillion nat’l tax allotment boosts LGUs’ HEARTS projects’

HEALTH, education, agriculture and environment, roads and infrastructure, technology and security and social protection (HEARTS) projects of the local government units (LGUs) have been...
A young Chinese tourist is welcomed by Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Pasay City in this 2023 file photo. An increase in Chinese arrivals is expected in the next six months once the eVisa program for China is implemented in November. PNA FILE PHOTO

DOT sees eVisa boosting Chinese arrivals in 6 months

THE PHILIPPINES is forecasted to see an increase in Chinese arrivals in the next six months once the eVisa program for China is implemented...
The Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines says electronic vehicle (EV) registration this year rose to 29,715 units, higher than the 24,000 registered for the entire 2024. Photo shows EVs on display during the Electric Vehicle Summit 2025 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. ELECTRIC VEHICLE ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES/FB PHOTO

EV sector eyes at least 2.5M vehicles in PH by 2040

THE TARGET of having at least 2.5 million electronic vehicles (EVs) on Philippine roads by 2040 seems achievable as more innovative units are being...
A travel group saw a 79 percent surge in business class bookings among Filipino travelers in 2023. At added that business class travel would grow further in the Philippines with improved consumer spending and economic resilience, among others. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES PHOTO

More Filipinos now spend on business class travel

FILIPINOS are known to make the most of their money when it comes to purchases, including travel. But in recent years, a surge in...

Iloilo Arts Festival 2025 Opens Ilonggo Cinema Festival with Acclaimed Film ‘Cande’ 

The Ilonggo Cinema Festival (iCFest) officially launched at Festive Walk Cinemas featuring award-winning Ilonggo filmmaker Kevin Piamonte’s acclaimed “Cande” as opening film. Leading the...

5M in prizes and non-stop music excites ISP presented by BingoPlus Music Festival, with...

Millions of pesos are set to be donated by the Philippines’ leading digital entertainment platform, BingoPlus, and its social development arm, BingoPlus Foundation, together...
SEAFDEC/AQD recently established a pompano hatchery at its main station in Tigbauan, Iloilo, with a total tank volume of 80 cubic meters. PHOTO BY JERIC MOTIN

SEAFDEC/AQD, private sector partner to boost pompano farming

THE SOUTHEAST Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is taking strides toward the commercial success of the snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) through a...