As 2025 ends and 2026 starts this Thursday, let’s take a look at the stories of 2025 that encapsulated the country’s drive to meet the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In line with the DAILY TRIBUNE’s 25 years of news service, the following are the top 25 stories of Global Goals page this year, starting from number one.

Weather disasters demonstrated the reality of climate change. The bayanihan spirit helped flood victims particularly in Cebu, which was also devastated by a powerful earthquake in September, making it the top story this year. The Aboitiz Group, through Aboitiz Foundation, gave cash and construction materials to 225 families in San Remigio town so they can rebuild their damaged homes. SM Supermalls launched a fundraiser wherein SM shoppers can give cash aid to victims of typhoons through donation boxes and cans in all SM malls nationwide. The humanitarian group Tzu Chi Philippines also mobilized its volunteers and donors to rebuild its village housing victims of previous disasters. Following are the other top Global Goals stories of 2025.

Two-story buildings with four classrooms built and donated by SM Foundation Inc. to several public elementary schools.

AuroraPH, the educational outreach of Aboitiz Foundation that provides solar power and satellite internet to last-mile schools of the Deparment of Education.

Universal feeding for kinders in all public school in the country started. Okada Manila donated 20,000 meals on World Hunger Day while Globe’s Hapag Movement fed over 120,000 families facing hunger. The government has a Walang Gutom Kitchen that served the hungry with free meals.

SM Foundation upgraded health facilities and conducted medical missions. Tzu Chi’s eye center and volunteer doctors treated cataract patients while One Meralco Foundation (OMF) powered health stations in Polillo island.

SM malls introduced breastmilk depots and Ospital ng Muntinlupa offered the same to save infants without mom’s milk.

Aboitiz Foundation’s Elevate AIDA program is training women in Mindanao on artificial intelligence data annotation so they can have a source of income.

The DAILY TRIBUNE supported MSMEs through free bazaar booth at its annual “Tindahan ni Tarsee” trade fair.

Free training for farmers were funded by SM Foundation, Bloomberry Cultural Foundation (BCF), Jollibee Group Foundation (JGF), Okada Manila and even Apl.de.Ap of the rap group Black Eyed Peas.