In a major stride toward digital modernization, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) has officially partnered with Digital Edge to migrate its critical IT infrastructure to NARRA1, the largest carrier-neutral data centre in the Philippines. The agreement, formalized on 9 December 2025, serves as a cornerstone of RCBC’s 2026 digital roadmap, designed to bolster system resilience,…
Gasoline prices in the Philippines rose by P1.20 per liter nationwide on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, marking the second successive weekly increase and adding further pressure to household budgets already strained by inflation. Major fuel retailers, including Jetti Petroleum, Seaoil, Petron, and PTT Philippines, implemented the adjustment at 6 a.m., while diesel and kerosene prices…
Chinese military forces fired three signal flares at a Philippine patrol aircraft flying near the contested Subi Reef in the South China Sea, in what Manila has labeled a provocative act amid soaring territorial tensions. The incident unfolded during a recent routine surveillance mission over the West Philippine Sea, a stretch of contested waters that…
In a strategic show of force and cooperation, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) completed their largest-ever joint military training program in August 2025. The 15-day exercise, dubbed Exercise Alon 25, brought together more than 3,600 personnel across land, air, maritime, and cyber domains, reinforcing a growing alliance…
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has authorized the expansion of the West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP) in Balamban, Cebu, a strategic move aimed at reinforcing the province’s status as a heavyweight industrial and manufacturing hub in the Central Visayas. Through Proclamation No. 710, signed on October 16, 2024, by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the government…
Philippine officials say a Chinese outpost in the South China Sea fired three signal flares toward a Philippine patrol plane on 6 December 2025, the latest in a series of tense encounters over disputed waters that are critical for regional security and global trade. Flares Fired At Fisheries Patrol Over Subi Reef The incident occurred…