Pinoy explorer Gregg Yan has become the first Filipino to be inducted as a Fellow of The Explorers Club, breaking a century-old barrier for Philippine representation in global exploration. Founded in New York City in 1904, The Explorers Club is a professional society dedicated to field research and scientific discovery. Its members have famously trail-blazed some of humanity’s greatest frontiers – including the first expeditions to the North and South Poles, the summit of Mount Everest and the surface of the moon. Yan joins an international roster that includes icons like Neil Armstrong, Jane Goodall and Sir Edmund Hillary.

El Nido is already pretty good at making people slow down. There’s the sea, the trees, the warm tropical air, and that general feeling that you don’t really need to be anywhere else for the next few hours.

So when Lihim Resorts El Nido joined this year’s World Wellness Weekend, the setting was almost half the program.

From September 18 to 20, the resort held the World Wellness Weekend 2026—three days of activities centered around wellness, bringing together guests, local communities, practitioners, advocates, and Lihim’s own staff. There was yoga, sound healing, conversations, and, fittingly for a resort surrounded by nature, plenty of time spent outdoors.

Mapúa University just sealed a new tie-up with ROYU Electrical, backing the Mapúa Cardinals men's basketball team and the women's volleyball squad for the upcoming NCAA season.

The contract signing held over in Manila brought together key executives from Firefly Electric and Lighting Corporation (FELCO) and Mapúa’s school leadership to make the partnership official.

Beyond jersey branding, the agreement integrates ROYU into campus life through student activations, digital collaborations, official merch, and recruitment priorities during career fairs—giving student-athletes and engineering majors a direct connection to industry tools as they gear up for their careers.

The MICHELIN Guide is making its second pass at the Philippines, with the 2027 restaurant lineup for Manila, its surrounding towns, and Cebu set to drop on October 29, 2026, over at the Manila Marriott Hotel.

It’s pretty cool timing, too. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the MICHELIN Star system, which started ranking places back in 1926.

In most situations, having access to credit is a good thing. For instance, if credit is used to cover emergencies or leveraged to achieve milestones like earning degrees or setting up a viable business, then credit can be good, if not essential.

Now, as average incomes continue to rise in the Philippines, credit has become more accessible than ever. This increased access made working Filipinos more familiar with the nuances of responsible credit use. Indeed, online searches like "best credit card Philippines for starters" have also surged year over year, signaling a real appetite for personal financing among the wider population.

However, while good credit products are widely available to business owners and long-time workers in the mainstream economy, students and fresh graduates have relatively few high-quality credit options available to them. Similarly, those who have worked informal jobs or those who have only started working may not be able to access the loans and credit cards they want. Fortunately, many financial institutions now offer virtual credit lines that cater to these underserved individuals.

Whether you're a freelancer, microbusiness owner, or a new employee who needs safe lending options, this new wave of easy-to-access loans can be a game-changer.  Here are a few key advantages of having an easily accessible virtual line of credit.