Zero Waiting, Zero Risk: Candy Dart Series Solves Filipino Families’ Bathing Challenges

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In the Philippines, unstable voltage, occasional power outages, and high electricity costs often make daily showers stressful. With nearly 80 years of Italian expertise, Candy introduces the Candy...

Play to invest: Philippine Stock Exchange to launch gamified stock trading for Filipino students

Share Post Viber icon Viber Email Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Monzon, who has championed the exchange’s investor education roadmap and digital initiatives aimed at expanding financial literacy...

My Own Home: Filipina entrepreneur lives with her mother in Dh750,000 Dubai Sports City apartment

My Own Home takes you inside a reader-owned property to ask how much they paid, why they decided to buy and what they have done with it since moving in Filipina entrepreneur Giebeth Laxamana, who runs a short-term property rental company, has been...

From curious consumer to innovator: Redefining Philippine coffee

October 5, 2025 | 10:35am Back in 2008, while still in college, Kert-Jan M. Tabaña was just another coffee drinker. He enjoyed the beverage but never gave much thought to its flavor complexities or the industry behind it. “I was a typical coffee...

How flood control projects fail the poor in Philippines

Living in the riverside village of Sipat in the Philippines, Josephine Dela Cruz watches the soil erode with every storm, haunted by the fear that one day the ground will wash away completely and take her family with it. One night this summer,...

Philippine economy under pressure

Share Post Viber icon Viber Email International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Tdorante10 / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) The widening flood-control scandal is eroding confidence in the Philippine economy, driving the peso...

Filipino man with Japanese roots denied in request for Japan nationality

MANILA - An 82-year-old man of Japanese descent from the Philippines has had his request for Japanese nationality rejected by the Tokyo Family Court, a Japan-based group supporting him said Friday. Jose Takei, who was among those left behind in...

Entry of Radar Ignites War in Philippines’ Electric Pickup Truck Segment

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The foundation of the Philippine pickup market, long cemented by diesel-powered fixtures like the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger, is now undergoing its most significant...

Student’s invention gives Filipino farmers a lifeline

A young Filipino inventor has designed a portable palay drying system aimed at helping farmers cut postharvest losses during typhoons and power outages, a recurring problem in the Philippines where 22 tropical cyclones strike on average each year....

‘Philippines external position weakest in Southeast Asia’

Keisha Ta-Asan - The Philippine Star October 4, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia facing a sustained deterioration in its current account, setting it apart from regional peers whose external...

Where are the Filipino researchers?

Where are the researchers? At a time when the nation and her citizens rage over the billions of alleged corruption by various flood control projects nationwide, the search for more researchers came up. The question surfaced during a budget hearing...

Nepal GenZs inspired Filipinos

One is an archipelago, the other is landlocked. But the Philippines and Nepal have a lot in common: both are disaster-prone, their economies dependent on overseas migrant workers, and a feudal order dominated by unaccountable political dynasties....

'Nasaan ang mga researcher?': The cost of neglecting Filipino scientists

“Nasaan ang mga researcher?” Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan’s question at the recent Senate hearing on the higher education budget cuts deep into one of the most urgent, yet persistently overlooked, challenges facing the Philippines. According to...

The silent epidemic of vision loss in the Philippines

Every five minutes, someone in the Philippines loses their sight—not from rare or untreatable illnesses, but from conditions that can often be prevented or managed if detected early. Cataracts, glaucoma and uncorrected refractive errors affect...

Nordic embassies in Manila empower youth to lead upcycling initiatives

Nordic Embassies, Tetra Pak launch circular economy initiatives for elementary and high school students in Pasig City The Nordic Embassies in Manila and Tetra Pak Philippines launched on Thursday 2 October 2025 the “Cartons for Communities and...

Team Sweden Calls for Safer and More Sustainable Transport Solutions in the Philippines

As the Philippines and the broader Asia-Pacific region intensify efforts to modernize transport systems and improve road safety, Sweden reaffirmed its commitment to supporting smart, safe, and sustainable mobility. Team Sweden in the Philippines —...

The passion of teaching Filipino students

Share Post Viber icon Viber Email I once again left the comfort of life in Fairfield, California, to teach in the Philippines. My American brother-in-law was openly against my decision and worried about where I would stay, since I no longer have a...

Wearable wallet? GCash is first to do it in Philippines with HUAWEI wearables

Many Filipinos are masters of finding the next “life hack.” We’re always finding new ways to move smarter, live lighter, and stay ahead. And that’s why wearable payments feel like the kind of upgrade we’ve always needed. Many of us have probably...

Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering.

Researchers have identified a novel way to reduce the carbon footprint of your household: change what you feed your pets. In a new study, they show that as with people, pets who consume a primarily plant-based diet have a much lower carbon...

Philippines: ₱1 billion savings/day if this happens

A flood-hit community in the Philippines following heavy rains dumped by a storm. Ghost flood-control projects, overpricing and kickbacks in government projects had been exposed by on-going investigations, in an elaborate scam involving lawmakers,...