Motorcycles and bicycles, often treated as afterthoughts in urban planning, bear the brunt of highly preventable accidents that takes lives daily in Metro Manila roads. Read more »
Global payments leader Visa is rolling out Visa Pay, a new service that lets consumers use their phones to make purchases via NFC-enabled point-of-sale terminals—whether shopping in-store or online, here or abroad. Read more »
The Philippines and Lithuania have formally expanded their military ties with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on June 30, 2025, in Makati City. Read more »
The Department of Education (DepEd) is fast-tracking the deployment of laptops and smart TVs to public schools ahead of School Year 2025–2026, leveraging early procurement under its 2025 Computerization Program. Read more »
Workers in Metro Manila will receive a ?50 increase in their daily minimum wage after the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board–National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) approved Wage Order No. NCR-26. Read more »
A slight dip in the Philippines’ 2025 GSMA Mobile Connectivity Index (MCI) score has prompted renewed focus on digital inclusion. Read more »
