ROME — Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new accolade: formal recognition as a cultural treasure from the United Nations’ cultural agency, UNESCO. A preliminary UNESCO assessment has cleared Italian cuisine to be added to UNESCO’s ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ lists and a final decision is expected on Wednesday. Launched in […]

BRUSSELS — This year is set to be the world’s second or third-warmest on record, potentially surpassed only by 2024’S record-breaking heat, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Tuesday. The data is the latest from C3S following last month’s COP30 climate summit, where governments failed to agree to substantial new measures […]

For many Filipinos, 2025 has proven to be one of the most memorable and consequential years in modern Philippine history — mostly in a bad way. The arrest and incarceration of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte in March was a huge step forward toward accountability and transitional justice in the country. However, much of this […]

MEGHAN MARKLE has sought to make contact with her estranged father Thomas Markle after he was reported to have had a leg amputated in the Philippines, a spokesperson for Meghan said on Friday. “I can confirm she has reached out to her father,” the spokesperson said. Meghan — whose royal title is the Duchess of […]

KATE, Britain’s Princess of Wales, hosted an annual Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey on Friday to honor guests who had mostly been invited for service to the community, joined by her husband and heir to the throne Prince William. The event, which the princess launched, is now in its fifth year, offering the royal […]

A COLLECTION of Filipino animated shorts will be shown for free this Dec. 13 at the Atrium at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde.

NEXT+ WELLNESS CENTER is set to open this weekend in Tomas Morato, Quezon City (QC), offering solutions to manage body pain, encourage movement, and deal with stress. Founded by Angela Solquillo, founder of creative advertising agency Zigzag Creatives, the center offers reformer Pilates classes and recovery treatments. Blending the two of these into one is […]

THIS YEAR, Manila’s Finest, a crime action-drama and entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), is setting out to depict the grit and vibrancy of Manila in the 1960s. The film is centered on police officer Capt. Homer Magtibay (played by Piolo Pascual), who must investigate a series of brutal killings in Manila’s growing […]

The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that the PhilHealth fund transfer of P60 billion back to the National Treasury in 2024 was unconstitutional and hence, void. The SC then ordered the Treasury to return to PhilHealth the P60 billion. Here are the 10 myths that surrounded the fund transfer. First, it was former Finance Secretary […]

The Palawan Group of Companies said that it will expand the services of its e-wallet and digital payment application, PalawanPay, to cater to the needs of Filipino domestic workers and promote financial inclusion.     “Our plan is to really expand our services for PalawanPay,” Palawan Group of Companies Chief Marketing Officer Bernard V. Kaibigan told reporters in an interview on […]

Stirred by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) pastoral letter titled “Beyond Survival: Rising Above the Floods of Corruption” dated Sept. 8, parish-based and civil society Catholic groups organized an anti-corruption march along EDSA between the EDSA Shrine and the People Power Monument on Nov. 30, Andres Bonifacio Day, a holiday. Because of […]

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The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) actively supports technology, promotes digital transformation and views technology as a critical driver of economic growth and national competitiveness, which is evident in its programs and themes. So it was not surprising that a new technology, like video selfies to generate health assessments, was welcomed by MAP members […]

In October 2004, a hospital in northern Luzon began admitting a growing number of patients with fever, rashes, diarrhea, vomiting, neck rigidity, seizures, and other alarming symptoms. All were diagnosed with meningococcal disease. By the end of January 2005, 98 cases and 32 deaths had been recorded or a fatality rate of 33%. In February […]

THE Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), the accredited professional organization of certified public accountants (CPAs), has conferred Honorary Life Member status on SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) Chairman Emeritus Jose T. Sio for his contributions to the accountancy profession. In a press release on Monday, SM Investments said PICPA cited Mr. Sio’s “outstanding accomplishments […]

ARTICO COLD CHAIN, the cold storage arm of AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC), is looking to expand the number of green-certified facilities in its portfolio as climate risks heighten pressure on the provincial logistics sector. The company said it is aiming to have up to four cold storage facilities eligible for an EDGE (excellence in […]

TENANT DEMAND for resilient, green-certified buildings is pushing Philippine developers to modernize projects and tighten compliance, analysts said. Property developers must ensure that their projects are updated with current building codes and leverage the expertise of third-party evaluators as more tenants prioritize safety and sustainability in their choice of office and residential spaces. “Global occupiers […]

Rogelio Singson has resigned from the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI), the independent body created by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., tasked with investigating anomalous infrastructure projects over the past 10 years.

WASHINGTON — Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos – a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes up a filament in the macrostructure of the universe called the cosmic web. The filament, located about 140 million light-years from Earth, was observed by scientists primarily using the […]

THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ramping up reforms to address long-standing liquidity constraints in the Philippine capital market as it seeks to close the gap with regional peers, Chairman Francisco Ed. Lim said. Speaking at the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines’ Philippine Economic Outlook conference on Thursday last week, Mr. Lim […]

POLITICAL FACTORS remain a key determinant of how fast the Philippines can implement international environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, experts said. “Political factors play an important role in shaping the pace of ESG regulatory adoption in the Philippines. The government’s growing recognition of the importance of sustainability is evident in the efforts to introduce […]

PHILIPPINE FIRMS must accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and invest in infrastructure, talent, and governance to unlock potential gains of up to 12% in national economic output, according to industry experts. “AI could drive anywhere from an 8% to 12% increase in the GDP (gross domestic product) of the country by 2030,” Kearney […]

SYDNEY — Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation. From midnight (1300 GMT), 10 of the biggest platforms will […]

METRO PACIFIC TOLLWAYS Corp. (MPTC) said it is weighing opportunities to expand its toll road assets in Vietnam. “Vietnam is a different story. In Vietnam, we were getting dividends. If somebody makes us an offer for an asset that is attractive for us, we will acquire it,” MPTC President and Chief Executive Officer Gilbert F. […]