ASIA

SMC Cultivates Community Resilience with Expanding Urban Farming Project By Bing Jabadan – TheNationWeek.Com  l July 25, 2025 MANDALUYONG CITY, Philippines – San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is sowing seeds of sustainability and community empowerment with the expansion of its “Backyard Bukid” urban farming initiative. What began as a pandemic-era solution to bolster food security for utility,…

FIRING LINE:  Trash talk for you! By Robert B. Roque Jr.  l July 25, 2025 l Manila, Philippines So, here we are again: Habagat thrashing Metro Manila and many other parts of the country like it were a bully of a storm. The result: Flooding and landslides in the riskiest places to be during the…

Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre spends time in the gym practicing boxing in preparation for the fistfight challenge called by Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte.  Duterte Challenges PNP Chief to a Fistfight; Top Cop Accepts, Proposes Charity Bout By Wilma N Yamzon – TheNationWeek.Com   July 24, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A…

Finance Secretary Recto aims to generate ₱300 billion in revenue by 2030 through a proposed increase in capital gains, donor, and estate taxes from 6% to 10%. Are “Ayuda” Programs Placing an Unfair Strain on Working Filipinos? By Wilma N Yamzon – Thenationweek.com   July 18, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — As millions of Filipinos tirelessly fuel…

New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) and San Miguel Corp. (SMC) Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang. NNIC-SMC River Cleanup Eases Manila Airport Flood Woes By Bing Jabadan – Thenationweek.com   July 18, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A partnership between New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC), the private operator of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), and San Miguel…

Actors Piolo Pascual and Kim Chiu dominate the landscape, promoting the allure of online gambling with the slogan “Bingo sa Saya, Plus sa Panalo” (Bingo for Fun, Plus for Winnings). Digital Debt Trap: Online Lenders, Gambling Apps Prey on Vulnerable Filipinos By Bing Jabadan – Thenationweek.com July 16, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – Behind the glittering…

A screenshot of an online gambling promotion on social media platforms and adult websites. Pagcor Tightens Gambling Ad Regulations After TNVS Driver’s Murder By Wilma N. Yamzon – Thenationweek.com   July 15, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – In the wake of the increasing cases of killings linked to gambling, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) is…

[Image courtesy of the Bureau of Immigration] ‘Alice Guo of Metro Manila’ Arrested at NAIA By Bing Jabadan — Thenationweek.com   July 15, 2025 MANILA, Philippines – A woman known as “Alice Guo of Metro Manila” has been arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for alleged identity fraud. Wang Xiujun, a 43-year-old Chinese national,…