The Government Service Insurance System or GSIS has opened its new Dagupan branch, replacing the old facility that had served the province since 1961. The new office at Cityscape Lifestyle Center is flood-free, more spacious, and modern, serving over 73,000 members and pensioners across Pangasinan.

Ayala Land’s 752-hectare Vermosa estate in Cavite has received the highest rating under the Philippine Green Building Council’s (PHILGBC) BERDE Districts certification system, adding a sustainability credential to its bid to establish itself as a major residential and commercial growth center south of Metro Manila.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has officially moved the power to grant the Philippine Green Equity Label to the Philippine Stock Exchange, aiming to simplify procedures and bring local practices in line with global standards.

Discarded plastic waste has found new purpose at Clarin Elementary School, where 50 brand-new classroom chairs made entirely from recycled materials were turned over to students this week.

Electricity prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market climbed 3.1 percent in September, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines. The Independent Electricity Market Operators of the Philippines or IEMOP reported Tuesday that the national average hit P7.43 per kilowatt-hour as of September 25, up from August’s P7.21 per kWh. It said the rates will be used to calculate spot-market electricity costs billed this October.

Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) has criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) over auction rules governing the Semirara coal mine, claiming that procedural flaws and onerous conditions effectively prevent the long-time operator from participating in the bidding process.

Following back-to-back price cuts in previous months, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Monday announced an electricity rate increase of ₱0.3191 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for October. The adjustment pushes the overall rate for a typical household to ₱15.0615 per kWh, up from ₱14.7424 per kWh in September.

Alsons Power Group is accelerating its renewable energy expansion as Mindanao confronts a narrowing electricity supply buffer, with projections pointing to the potential exhaustion of excess generation capacity by 2028 amid sustained demand growth.

Rockwell Land Corp. has joined the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, agreeing to offer preferential housing prices and incentives to qualified Pag-IBIG Fund members as the administration seeks to widen access to homeownership among working- and middle-class Filipinos.

Ayala Land’s 752-hectare Vermosa estate in Cavite has received the highest rating under the Philippine Green Building Council’s (PHILGBC) BERDE Districts certification system, adding a sustainability credential to its bid to establish itself as a major residential and commercial growth center south of Metro Manila.

Listed property developer Haus Talk Inc. (HTI) is expanding its residential footprint in Southern Luzon, planning to develop more than 1,500 housing units on two properties in Batangas as it seeks to capture demand from economic and mid-market homebuyers.

Cebu Landmasters Inc. has sold nearly 70 percent of the units at its Casa Mira Prime Ormoc housing development within two weeks of its public launch, extending the Visayas-based developer’s run of strong sales in the Leyte city.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, October 13, appointed Social Security System (SSS) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Joseph de Claro as secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), tapping an executive with experience in digital banking and financial services to lead the government’s technology agenda.

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has issued proposed guidelines governing the importation and sale of refurbished mobile devices, clarifying that the framework is not intended to do away with the existing second-hand market, but rather to safeguard consumers while maintaining access to more affordable technology.

The Philippines is positioned to attract fresh semiconductor investments as surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles and advanced computing drives manufacturers to expand production and diversify supply chains across Asia Pacific.

Globe is calling for a National Utility Resiliency Plan that treats telecom restoration as a top priority alongside power and other essential services during disasters.

Filipinos have a curious relationship with the medal table. We like to see our flag climbing it, preferably past countries with larger populations, bigger budgets, and considerably more athletes. We count golds, compare totals, calculate rankings, and wonder whether we could have done better. A silver medal is celebrated, of course, but not before someone observes that it could have been a gold.

Forensic accounting is where spreadsheets lose their innocence, receipts acquire personalities, and money is asked to explain where it has been hiding.

Where I live, Thursday mornings are dedicated to the ritualistic pilgrimage to the local talipapa, a humble expedition to secure a week’s worth of sustenance for the household. Our modest needs are dictated less by appetite and more by the pragmatic demands of advancing age. Reaching for a favorite, I inquired about the price of a kilo of pompano—a fish that, not so long ago, went for a respectable ₱440.

Cars have become remarkably good at worrying about us. They can warn when we are drifting out of a lane, tell us when another vehicle has entered our blind spot, apply the brakes when we fail to notice something ahead, and, in some cases, even keep themselves pointed in the right direction while traffic crawls along. It is an extraordinary development, particularly in a country where driving is akin to participating in a live-action negotiation with several hundred strangers. The problem is that the smarter the car becomes, the greater the temptation for us to become slightly less smart ourselves.