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Iloilo City launches digital system improving waste management

The Iloilo City Government has teamed up with the Coca-Cola Foundation Philippines and Central Philippine University (CPU) to launch Project AGUBAY, a new digital system aimed at improving waste management across 180 barangays.

Gov’t pushes renewable energy in off-grid areas via PPP

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to expand renewable energy (RE) use in off-grid areas by partnering with both government agencies and private sector developers. The initiative aims to reduce reliance on diesel generators in communities served by the Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG).

Indo-Pacific leaders rally for coordinated action vs cyber threats

The Stratbase Institute and the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines opened the first day of the Pilipinas Conference 2025 with a high-level forum on cyber resilience at The Peninsula Manila. Government leaders, diplomats, and cybersecurity specialists from across the Indo-Pacific tackled rising digital threats and urged coordinated regional action.

MPA: Powering futures through classrooms and kilowatts

The Meralco Power Academy (MPA) is plugging into Cebu’s brightest engineering minds, sealing new partnerships that fuse classroom theory with real-world voltage. 

Maya activates Google Pay for credit cards in PH

Maya has become one of the first banks in the Philippines to bring Google Pay support to its credit cards, opening the door for Android users to make quick, contactless payments anywhere Visa or Mastercard is accepted worldwide.

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DA expands Isabela LGU tie-up to boost ube production, raise farmer incomes

The Department of Agriculture is strengthening its partnership with local government units and private stakeholders to scale up ube production, meet rising global demand, and create more export opportunities for Isabela farmers.

GSIS opens new Dagupan branch

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.

September WESM prices rise 3.1% nationwide, set to reflect in October bills

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.

Rockwell joins expanded 4PH to widen homeownership access

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.
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