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58th Shell National Students Art Competition “ALAB” Ignites Creativity, Crowns 15 Talented Filipino Artists

Manila, Philippines. December 2025 — Fifteen talented Filipino artists from across the country were honored at the 58th Shell National Students Art Competition (NSAC)...

SM launches free MSME sustainability learning program

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Dec 12, 2025 – SM Investments Corporation (SM Investments), in partnership with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), has launched the inaugural...

PlayTime Establishes PlayTime Entertainment as New Group Holding Company

PlayTime announces the formation of PlayTime Entertainment, a new group holding company that will guide the organization’s expansion across a broader range of entertainment...

Zed Secures $16.5M Series A from Storied Silicon Valley Investor Accel

MANILA, Philippines, December 12, 2025 – Zed, the credit card startup reinventing banking for the next generation of Filipinos, today announced it has raised US$16.5...

Metro Retail Launches American Food Fest in Partnership with U.S. Embassy

Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI), in partnership with the U.S.  Embassy, recently launched the American Food Fest at Metro Supermarket Market! Market! in...

Statement: Deadly airstrike on a hospital in Mrauk-U (Rakhine State, Myanmar) — MSF

Amsterdam (December 11, 2025) — Today, Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general...

Don’t Buy Another Generic Gift: 6 Ways to Gift Small to Make Your Filipino Christmas More Meaningful This Year

In the Philippines, Christmas isn’t just a date—it’s a tradition of thoughtful giving. This year, some young Filipinos - especially Gen Z - are embracing a...

Visa and CIBI forge strategic alliance to boost financial inclusion in the Philippines

Makati City, Philippines – Visa (NYSE: V), a global leader in digital payments, and CIBI Information, Inc. (CIBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Meet the women and youth redefining what climate leadership could look like

Edren Llanillo, a resident of Bugallon, Pangasinan, remembers how unprepared his community was for medical emergencies years ago. As someone who has lost loved...

Happy to serve, even through storms: The synergy behind SM’s disaster response

In a country visited by an average of 20 typhoons a year and prone to earthquakes, communities across the Philippines often face the daunting...

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“The Pramoedya Affair”: More on the controversial Magsaysay Award

(Editor's note: In response to an article by Linda Bolido entitled "The controversial Magsaysay award" published in our August 28, 1995 issue, Filipino novelist and Magsaysay awardee F. Sionil Jose sent in this reply: "Below is the rationale for the RM Award. Please print it in full so...

WEARING BLACK ON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY

jet-blackmy get-up today, from the upperto the underwear:black shirt, the color of mourningon this loveliest of mornings.black denims, the hue of rue.black shoes and socks.black briefs, the shade of grief.black heart i wear on my sleeve—and all because i can't have you! Written by Ralph Semino Galan. February...

“Canticle for Dark Lovers” displays Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s mastery of the short story form

Exploding Galaxies announces its sixth title and short story collection, Wilfrido D. Nolledo’s Canticles for Dark Lovers. Nolledo is also the author of But For the Lovers, the first novel republished by Exploding Galaxies when they launched in 2023. WHO IS NOLLEDO? Born in Manila in 1933, Wilfrido Dayo...