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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing legend, is set to come out of retirement at 46 to face the WBC welterweight champion Errol Barrios in a highly anticipated bout scheduled for July 19 in Las Vegas. Read more »
Starting June 1, 2025, families and groups of four can ride the MRT-3, LRT-2, and LRT-1 every Sunday by paying for just one passenger. Read more »
