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CASINO PLUS MAKES HISTORY WITH EVOLUTION’S FIRST-EVER OFFLINE COLLABORATION IN PH

Casino Plus players were the first in the country to see Game Night, which adapts the format of a classic games night into a live casino game show. It is built around a 54-segment money wheel, with multipliers on every spin and five bonus games: Connect 4, Battleship, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Snakes and Ladders, and Rock Paper Scissors.

PAG-IBIG FINANCED HOMES INCREASE 15% TO OVER 68,000 IN NINE MONTHS, SOCIALIZED HOUSING GROWS 173% UNDER MARCOS’ EXPANDED 4PH

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary and Pag-IBIG Fund Board Chairman Jose Ramon P. Aliling reported that from January to September, Pag-IBIG Fund financed 68,514 homes worth PHP111.29 billion, up from 59,789 homes worth PHP93.03 billion during the same period last year. This represents a 15% increase in homes financed and a 20% rise in housing loan releases.

SKYRO EXPANDS INTO EVERYDAY SPENDING WITH SKYROCREDIT AND UP TO 30 PERCENT CASHBACK

Skyro is moving beyond big-ticket financing. At its Skyro Mooove! event, with ambassadors Dennis Trillo and Jennylyn Mercado, the fintech put the spotlight on SkyroCredit, a reusable credit line of up to PHP100,000 with QR Ph acceptance at over one million merchants and up to 30 percent cashback on eligible purchases in categories customers choose each month.

UP TO 34 PERCENT OFF PLUS FREEBIES DURING SAMSUNG WEEK 2026

Upgrade season is here. Samsung Week 2026 is on until November 8, with up to 34 percent off and freebies on Samsung.com. Think exclusive colors for the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Flip8, 60 days of Strava and iFIT with select Galaxy Watch models, and six months of Google AI Pro with select Galaxy devices.

TOP DEVELOPERS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT BIGGEST-EVER NATIONAL HOUSING EXPO

The country’s leading property developers brought more than 50,000 ready-for-occupancy homes, including condominiums, closer to Filipino workers and their families at the biggest-ever National Housing Expo.

WHO FEELS THE MILESTONE? DECONSTRUCT VI UNPACKS THE PHILIPPINES’ UMIC STATUS

On October 12, 2026, the UPLB Economics Society gathered students and economists for Deconstruct VI at the ICOPED Auditorium with a single, urgent question: What does the Philippines' new upper-middle-income status actually mean for the ordinary Filipino?

DEPED JOINS UNIFIED 911 FOR FASTER SCHOOL EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The Department of Education (DepEd) is now part of the country's Unified 911 system. Under a new DepEd-DILG school safety pact, barangay tanods can be deployed to school premises, and emergency reports will reach both the PNP and DepEd at the same time through technology from NGA 911. It was signed during a school safety drill in Makati.

PAG-IBIG FUND WELCOMES DMCI HOMES AS PARTNER TO EXPAND CONDOMINIUM CHOICES FOR MEMBERS

Under the agreement, DMCI Homes will identify participating residential projects and available units, including ready-for-occupancy properties, and offer preferential pricing and other incentives to qualified Pag-IBIG Fund members.

ROCKWELL JOINS PAG-IBIG FUND TO OFFER AFFORDABLE AND PREMIUM HOME CHOICES UNDER EXPANDED 4PH

Rockwell Land Corporation has joined Pag-IBIG Fund’s growing network of leading developer partners, bringing a wider range of residential choices, from affordable housing to premium residences, within reach of Filipino workers and their families through affordable home financing.