Ham is typically served alongside other traditional Noche Buena dishes in the Philippines. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA NETWORK

Ham producer to cut prices for Christmas season – DTI chief

A HAM manufacturer has informed the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) of a possible price rollback this Christmas season. Trade and Industry Secretary Cristina...

Signify strengthens professional portfolio for street and stadium lighting

Signify, the world leader in lighting, introduces four new products highlighting the company's advances in solar and modular streetlighting and performance lighting for stadiums....
(L-R) Jasper S. Vicencio - President, AB Leisure Exponent, Inc., a DigiPlus subsidiary ; Eusebio H. Tanco - Chairman, DigiPlus Interactive, Corp. ; Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, Chairman of the Board, Bayad ; Lawrence Y. Ferrer - President & CEO, Bayad

DigiPlus signs exclusive partnership with Bayad for BingoPlus, ArenaPlus, and GameZone customers

October 8, 2025 — DigiPlus Interactive Corp. (DigiPlus), the pioneer in digital entertainment in the Philippines, today announced an exclusive partnership with Bayad, a...
Job seekers queue up at the 123rd Labor Day Job Fair at a mall in Iloilo City on May 1, 2025. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that the number of employed Filipinos increased to 50.10 million in August this year from 46.05 million in July. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Number of employed Filipinos up in August

The number of employed Filipinos went up in August this year due to the government's efforts to facilitate job creation. In a briefing Wednesday, October...
“When trust breaks down, capital dries up, and everyone — government, business and the public — pays the price,” says Securities and Exchange Commission chair Francis Lim. SEC PHOTO

Corruption woes wipe out P1.7 trillion wealth in stock market – SEC

PHILIPPINE stock market investors lost P1.7 trillion in just three weeks because of corruption behind anomalous flood control projects, according to the Securities and...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has linked Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to mobile phone text scams. Thousands of SIM cards were seized during their recent POGO raids.

DICT ordered to make Christmas season free of online scams

PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has tasked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to wipe out online scams to ensure Filipinos are...
About 17,500 micro, small and medium enterprises are targeted to be enrolled in the two-year AI (artificial intelligence) for MSME Advancement in ASEAN (AIM ASEAN) program starting November. They will be part of the 100,000 MSMEs that the ASEAN Foundation aims to help in coordination with the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network through the AI Opportunity Fund: Asia Pacific, and the Asian Development Bank. DTI REGION VI/FB PHOTO

17.5K PH MSMEs eyed for AI advancement training

ABOUT 17,500 Philippines-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are targeted to be enrolled in the two-year AI (artificial intelligence) for MSME Advancement in...
The Philippines is poised to be the region’s third fastest-growing economy this year, trailing only Vietnam’s robust 6.6 percent and Mongolia’s 5.9 percent, according to the World Bank. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

World Bank sees steady Philippine growth despite Trump tariff

The World Bank (WB) said the Philippines can continue to lean on resilient domestic demand to cushion its economy from the fallout of higher...

PH foreign reserves hit 11-month high in September

THE Philippines’ gross international reserves (GIR) climbed to an 11-month high in September this year, largely due to the increase in global gold prices...
An affiliate enjoys participating in the activity, one of the many brand booths showcased for the event.

Unilab Celebrates Partnership with TikTok via ‘Grand Affiliate Day’

When the leading pharmaceutical company and one of the fastest growing digital and eCommerce platform today join forces, there are countless reasons to celebrate...