The Regulatory Office (RO) of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) laments the number of Metro Manila residents remaining unaware that a good portion of their monthly water bill includes the desludging of septic tanks free of charge.
The government drive to make the agriculture sector a key economic driver in the years forward is at peril unless sustainable farming is adopted as a matter of policy.
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has been allowed to increase the tariff it charges customers but only as this relates to inflation and not the entire price adjustment mechanism, regulators said on Friday.
Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) renewable energy unit MGreen and affiliate Terra Solar Philippines Inc., have rated the Nueva Ecija-Bulacan solar project as the largest operational solar facility in the Philippines.
Environment Secretary Raphael Lotilla has called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to play a more assertive role in upholding the country's maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), emphasizing its key position in supporting national sovereignty.
Smart Communications Inc., in partnership with parent firm PLDT Inc., is reinforcing its cooperation with the government by actively supporting the Bayanihan SIM initiative—a program led by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) extending mobile connectivity to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs).