A highly preventable grease fire that started in Las Piñas spread to Parañaque and razed over 100 homes last June 2025, serving as a stark reminder of what is direly needed for Philippine education moving forward. Read more »
A slight dip in the Philippines’ 2025 GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) score has prompted renewed focus on digital inclusion. Read more »
A year after the SM Waste-Free Future program was launched, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. implemented a new waste management segregation system across its properties, including all malls, residences, offices, hotels, convention centers, and estates nationwide. Read more »
After weeks of blackouts that disrupted daily life and led to the declaration of a state of calamity, Siquijor’s power supply has now been restored to full generating capacity, with enough electricity to meet the island’s peak demand. Read more »
The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced that Taiwan passport holders can soon enjoy visa-free entry to the Philippines starting July 1, 2025. Read more »
In support of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) annual Brigada Eskwela initiative, SM Supermalls mobilized thousands of volunteers across its malls nationwide from June 9 to 13, 2025, to help prepare public schools for the upcoming academic year. Read more »
