Philippines releases first carbon credit rules to boost clean energy projects

The Philippines requires approximately US$72 billion in investment to meet its climate goals under its nationally determined contribution (NDC) – funding to achieve its 2030 emissions-reduction targets – with half of that needed in the energy...

Home Credit makes latest generation of iPhone more accessible to Filipinos

Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), the country’s leading consumer finance company, successfully conducted its first nationwide midnight launch activation for the latest generation of iPhone, in partnership with authorized Apple retailers across the...

Home Credit brings the latest generation of iPhone closer to Filipinos for as low as ₱61/day

Upgrading to the latest iPhone is now easier with Home Credit’s flexible installment plans with 0% interest Home Credit Philippines (HCPH), the country’s leading consumer finance company, successfully conducted its first nationwide midnight launch...

Philippines enhances retirement and tourism through CFO and PRA partnership

The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) continued to solidify their partnership in making the country one of the world’s premier retirement and tourism destinations. PRA CEO Roberto “Bob” Zozobrado...

Financial services seek balance of trust, inclusion through face biometrics advances

Advances in the flexibility of face biometric liveness, deepfake detection and cross-sectoral collaboration represent the latest measures against fraud in remote financial services. A digital bank in the Philippines is integrating iProov’s face...

FBIS 2025 illuminates Dubai with a global celebration of innovation and leadership

The Future Billionaire Investor Summit 2025, held at the luxurious Millennium Plaza Downtown Dubai, lit up the global business skyline with a spectacular celebration of entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. Curated by Unified Brainz...

PBA: Chris Newsome leads Meralco charge after winless start

Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during a game against Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings in the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—After dropping its first two games in the PBA Philippine Cup, Meralco finally found its rhythm and Chris...

EFCC, NIS, NCoS complete deportation of 192 foreigners convicted for cyber-terrorism in Lagos

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has deported the remaining 51 foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for...

With Tubu firing from all cylinders, Foxies off to finest franchise start

Trisha Tubu (second from right) and her teammates have alot to be happy about after a second straight win to start thetournament. —PVL IMAGES Trisha Tubu led the Farm Fresh Foxies to their best franchise start after keeping her squad unbeaten in...

Manila says Chinese forces harassed patrol plane near Scarborough Shoal

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter CHINESE FORCES harassed a Philippine maritime patrol aircraft near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, Manila’s coast guard said late on Wednesday, in the latest flare-up of tensions...

Smartmatic Indicted For Money Laundering, Bribery Of Philippine Official

Smartmatic — the company involved in a defamation lawsuit against Fox News over the latter’s reporting on the 2020 election — was indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami on Thursday for allegedly bribing a Philippine official in relation to the...

Biz groups urge action vs corruption

BUSINESS groups on Sunday released a joint statement calling on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address corruption scandals they said had eroded public trust and were threatening national security. They noted that despite contributing to...

BSP likely to cut rates again in December – economists

Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star October 18, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to deliver another rate cut in December as growth risks deepen and business confidence weakens amid corruption...

Sailors’ Society Delivers Aid to Families after the Philippines Earthquake

Sailors’ Society has announced in a press release that it reached areas most devastated by recent earthquakes in the Philippines to deliver food, water and psychological support to struggling seafaring communities. Working with colleagues from...

Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic time bomb

An increase in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population This week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic time bomb: Last year,...

The new frontline: The perils of Manila’s new strategic centrality

THE world’s attention is once again on the Philippines, not for its beaches or beauty, but for its geography. As The Diplomat aptly observed in its October 2025 article, “The World’s Taiwan Strategy Runs Through the Philippines,” Manila has become...

DOJ indicts voting machine company Smartmatic over allegedly bribing Philippines official

Posted/updated on: October 17, 2025 at 1:53 pm SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) -- The Department of Justice brought charges Thursday against the voting machine company Smartmatic, accusing it of allegedly bribing an...

Protests and food poisonings test Indonesian president's first year in office

Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent ShareSave School halls have been transformed into clinics to help treat students When Prabowo Subianto campaigned to become Indonesia's new president, he promised dynamic economic growth and major social...

MMDA to start Yule traffic measures

Ghio Ong - The Philippine Star October 18, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — To prevent traffic jams across the metropolis this Christmas season, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will enforce measures to ease road congestion from...

Philippines faces skill gap as green economy push gains pace

By Patricia B. Mirasol, Multimedia Producer BUSINESSES and policymakers face a widening gap between the demand for skilled labor and the workforce’s readiness to fill green jobs, as the Philippines accelerates its transition to a green economy....