ERC orders power firms to share bill relief burden
Power generators, grid operators, and other industry players must extend payment relief to distribution utilities (DUs) to help ease the…
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PLDT, Smart ease call, data costs for Filipinos in Saudi Arabia
Filipinos in Saudi Arabia can stay connected with their families in the Philippines without additional communication costs as PLDT Global…
Globe urges gov’t to ease disaster repair hurdles
Globe Telecom Inc. is urging the government to remove regulatory and logistical barriers delaying telecommunications restoration during…
Security Bank Foundation turns plastic waste into classroom chairs
Security Bank Foundation Inc. (SBFI) has donated 50 classroom chairs made entirely from recycled plastic to Clarin Elementary School in…
Palawan economy grows just 0.5% in 2025
Province records MIMAROPA's slowest economic expansion as Occidental Mindoro posts double-digit growth.
SEC proposes PSE takeover of green equity labeling
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) may soon take over green equity certification under a regulatory proposal to make approvals easier for…
SMPC seeks fairer terms in Semirara coal auction
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) seeks clearer, more balanced bidding rules for the Semirara coal mine, raising concerns that the…
Meralco rate hike eats into October bill relief
Electricity bills of more than 8.3 million Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) customers are set to rise this October despite ongoing refunds,…
ERC pushes generators toward cheaper reserve deals
Power generators face tighter pricing arrangements for backup electricity as regulators curb expensive spot market trading that has…
Negros Power gets ERC nod for P3.74-B grid upgrades
Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC) has secured regulatory approval for its P3.74-billion capital expenditure program to fund major…
Cagayan Valley ramps up ube production for export markets
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding ube production in Cagayan Valley, targeting 500 hectares of cultivation by 2028 as it seeks…
IMF warns global shocks could widen rich-poor gap
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that prolonged conflict in the Middle East, elevated energy prices and technological…
Toyota’s Tamaraw joins the public transport fleet
SANTA ROSA, Laguna -- Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is expanding the use of its locally manufactured Next Generation Tamaraw to…
BSP: foreign investments plunge 44.1 percent in July
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines fell by 44.1 percent year on year to $689 million in July, bringing the…
ERC clears Cebu battery deal to ease Visayas power risks
The Energy Regulatory Commission has granted provisional approval for the Ancillary Services Procurement Agreement between the National…
DoT seeks more investments in medical, wellness tourism
The Department of Tourism (DoT) is encouraging greater private-sector investment in medical and wellness tourism, seeking to create jobs,…
Week’s trading session opens with strengthened stocks, peso
The local bourse advanced for a second consecutive session, rising 42.19 points to 5,743.18 even as the peso strengthened modestly, to…
BDO Foundation expands digital access for 20,000 learners
More than 20,000 learners and 700 educators across 13 schools and learning institutions now have greater access to digital tools following…
