Philippines

February 2026 packs weekend events Philippines is a cultural, music, and adventure-packed festival. CCP Pasinaya Festival prevails 2/7- 2/8 at CCP Complex, Manila- a multi-arts spectacle with 1,000 performers (music, dance, theater, the visual) in 20+ spaces, free. Hot Air Balloon Fiesta flies Feb. 13-15 in New Clark City, Tarlac, with dawn patrols, night glows, and skydiving. Art Fair Philippines …

Motorists in the Philippines are bracing for higher fuel prices next week as global oil market movements push up wholesale benchmarks, according to industry analysts and local fuel price trackers. Based on recent trading in Asian markets, diesel prices are projected to increase by about ₱1.20 – ₱1.50 per liter while gasoline may go up by ₱0.20 – ₱0.50 per …

Netflix’s No Tail to Tell (오늘부터 인간입니다만), premiering January 16, 2026, on SBS, revives gumiho lore with Kim Hye-yoon as Eun-ho, a cynical nine-tailed fox granting wishes to the wealthy while shunning humanity. The crash involving soccer star Kang Si-yeol (Lomon) transforms her into a human being, which leads to crazy romance and ethical concerns. Unlike benevolent gumihos seeking love, …

The nostalgic “2026 is the new 2016” trend explodes on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook, with Philippine celebrities unearthing decade-old snaps, recreating Mannequin Challenges, and reminiscing 2016-era fads like AlDub mania, Encantadia revival, and Pokémon Go hunts. Gabbi Garcia, Kylie Padilla, Janine Gutierrez and Awra Briguela posted throwbacks: Garcia as Sang’gre with Padilla and Sanya Lopez; Gutierrez as the calendar girl …

On January 26, 2026, at the Nustar Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines, the 63 rd ASEAN National Tourism Organizations Meeting was inaugurated, bringing together senior officials of all 11 member countries of ASEAN, not to mention dialogue partners. Hosted amid Philippines’ ASEAN 2026 Chairmanship, it assesses programs for future-ready tourism: sustainability, digital innovation, and community benefits under “Navigating Our Future …

Philippines tourism leaders, including Department of Tourism DOT Secretary Christina Frasco and industry stakeholders, intensified calls on January 21, 2026, to remove the ₱1,620-₱2,700 travel tax on outbound Filipino travelers to enhance global competitiveness. In a Manila forum, Frasco put it on the legislators, but emphasized infrastructure backwardnesss, 69th of 117 countries, and other financing sources necessary to meet road …

The Philippines is gearing up to adopt the technology-driven public recruitment method with the collaboration of Excelsoft Technologies and Aseametrics for the Civil Service Digital Examination from 2026. Their partnership intends to revolutionize large-scale testing by introducing secure, cloud-based assessments that will be more accessible, transparent, and efficient. The Civil Service Digital Examination, which will attract more than 300,000 contenders …

Officially, BTS will come back to the international scene with much-anticipated BTS World Tour 2027 their first major tour since the completion of mandatory military service. The Philippines is deemed to be one of the larger stops in the Asian region, and the concerts are likely to be planned in March 2027. The demand is anticipated to be very high …

The Philippines has come a notch near in solving a months-long standoff in the sea over containers of radioactive zinc dust. Radioactive storage Philippines at the former military base is now planned by authorities after the shipment was stored at sea because it was not accepted in the region and was unsafe. Authorities indicate that the radiation level is not …

The Economic partnership between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Philippines has signed a historic bilateral trade and investment agreement, the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which is a significant achievement in the bilateral trade and investment relationship. The historic agreement signed in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026 summit in the UAE was the first free trade agreement …