Scam texts plunge, risky links surge—Whoscall data
Text scams in the Philippines plummeted by nearly 90 percent in the second quarter of 2025, falling to 65,035 from 648,239 in the previous quarter, according to data from Whoscall, a mobile security app developed by Gogolook.
DA to seek turnover of smuggled mackerel after safety clearance
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said he will ask the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to turn over two container vans of smuggled frozen mackerel intercepted at the Port of Manila, following laboratory results that confirmed the fish are safe for human consumption.
Greenergy approves P60M loan to subsidiary
Greenergy Holdings Inc. said it board has approved the extension of an additional loan amounting to P60 million to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Winsun Green Ventures Inc.
Romualdez backs Marcos’ order to build more disaster hubs, calls for law to institutionalize resilience
REELECTED Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez today welcomed President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to establish more disaster response centers across the country, especially amid the spate of typhoons battering the Philippines.
Thunder Consortium wins CBK Hydro bid
Aboitiz Power Corp. said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Aboitiz Renewables, Inc., has received confirmation from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) that the Thunder Consortium has been awarded the sale and privatization of the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) Hydroelectric Power Plant Complex.
