The Philippine Business for Education encouraged the government to invest more in Filipino education, nutrition, and healthcare. Photo shows parents and guardians waiting for students exiting the Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School in Manila on the first day of classes in August 2022. GEORGE CALVELO/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Education allocation in proposed budget ‘falls short of UNESCO standard’ — biz group

NON-PROFIT organization Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) called on the government to allocate more funds to education, saying its allotted budget under the 2026...
Fuel prices will increase anew today, Aug. 26, 2025, from P0.30 to P0.70 per liter. Photo shows a gasoline station crew attending to a customer in this undated photo. PNA PHOTO BY BEN BRIONES

Fuel prices up anew today

PRICES of fuel will rise anew today, August 26, with a range of P0.30 to P0.70 per liter. In an advisory, Petron and Seaoil said...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines says that there is still enough supply in the grid under a yellow alert to meet demand, but that there will be power interruptions in case a plant breaks down. PHOTO COURTESY OF INQUIRER.NET

Maharlika teams up with Saudi-listed ACWA to power PH off-grid islands

MAHARLIKA Investment Corp. (MIC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi-listed developer ACWA Power to explore a potential collaboration on the development...

Cebu Pacific to Operate A330neo Flights to Bohol, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa

Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ leading airline, will soon introduce Airbus A330neo flights to more destinations in its domestic network to support the...

PhilHealth holds the line for those fighting with critical illnesses

Everyone fights different battles every day. Some small and some big. Some trivial and some significant. Some light and some difficult. But there are...

13, 300 STRONG: LIGA DAY 2025 NANGIN MADINALAG-ON

Madinuagon kag madinalag-on ang LIGA DAY 2025 celebration sang Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas - Iloilo Chapter, nga ginapangunahan ni Hon. Amalia Victoria...
Festive Walk Iloilo—located within Iloilo Business Park, the city’s Center for Arts and Culture—offers a full day of experiences that bring people together in meaningful, memorable ways. Whether you’re exploring something new or returning to something familiar, here’s how to mark the occasion with food, fun, and everything in between.

Where to Go and What to Try: Your Iloilo Charter Day Itinerary at Festive...

Charter Day in Iloilo is a reminder of everything that makes the city distinctly its own. From deep-rooted traditions to fresh creative energy, Iloilo...
Elderly customers buy fresh pork meat and pork by-products at the Kadiwa store of the Bureau of Animal Industry in Diliman, Quezon City. PNA PHOTO BY BEN BRIONES

Pork prices to go up in ‘ber’ months

CONSUMERS should expect high pork prices at the onset of “ber” months when demand seasonally increases, coupled with lower production following the rainy months. From...
The Philippines is projected to remain a major pharmaceutical market in Asia, with a five-year growth of 4.5 percent by 2029, a BMI report said Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. The report cited as a boost to this projection the recent announcement about the plan of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Philippines) plan to put up the first Pharma Innovation Hub in the country. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/PEXELS

PH pharma industry headed for 4.5% growth by 2029 – report

THE entry of more pharmaceutical players that are putting up hubs in the Philippines boosts the country’s research, digital health and manufacturing hub goals,...
JUAN. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

ERC chair opens meetings to public for transparency

THE new head of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said he has opened the ERC’s meetings to the public to make the agency more...