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MANILA — Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) has joined Pag-IBIG Fund’s roster of partner developers to expand affordable housing options for Filipino workers under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (Expanded 4PH) Program.Under a memorandum of understanding s

HandoutMAKATI — The Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has opened a new home for the MSO Music Academy at One Ayala, expanding its music education program with a facility for lessons, workshops, master classes and performances.The new academy was formally opened Tuesday, October 6, with a blessing led

MANILA — The role of women in peacebuilding took centerstage as ASEAN tackled peace and security issues on its agenda on Wednesday.”Women know when families are struggling, when tensions are rising, and when children are losing opportunities. Their insights can help the government respond early and

MANILA — The Villar-led AllDay Supermarket and home improvement store AllHome have closed several stores in 2026.In a regulatory filing, AllDay said its store count has dropped to 13 as of September 29, down from 26 stores at the end of 2025.Likewise, AllHome said it now has only 34 stores, down fr

TGIFriday’s Philippines bartender Roniel Lopez.HandoutMANILA — TGIFriday’s Philippines bartender Roniel Lopez will represent the country at the World Bartending Championship in Orlando, Florida, after winning the company’s Philippine bartending championship in 2025.Lopez developed his flair bartendi

HONG KONG — Oil prices rose Wednesday and stocks fell amid fresh concerns about Middle East supplies following a warning that Iran appeared to be stepping up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.The retreat came as investors brushed off another record day on Wall Street where the Nasdaq and S&P 500 were

PALAWAN — Top security officials on Tuesday met with the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command at its headquarters in Puerto Princesa following recent confrontations in the West Philippine Sea, including China’s interference with a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Feren Aguilar takes her oath as a prosecution witness during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte at the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay City on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.Maria Tan, ABS

BINI, Maki, and Regine score top honorsABS-CBN Music was named Music Company of the Year at the Filipino Music Awards 2026, with Kapamilya artists BINI, Maki, and Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid also taking home top honors.courtesy of Filipino Music AwardsRegine received the Lifetime Achiev

MANILA — Police arrested four alleged high-value drug personalities and seized more than P221,000 worth of suspected shabu in separate buy-bust operations in Leyte on October 5, Eastern Visayas top cop Romano Cardiño said.Cardiño identified the three suspects only by their aliases “Lui,” “Alex,” and