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NTC widens mobile service crackdown nationwide

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) is expanding its crackdown on poor mobile broadband service nationwide, putting greater pressure on network operators to address coverage and performance gaps as the regulator prepares additional show-cause orders and daily penalties.

Poro Point locks in fuel firms, boosts Northern Luzon logistics

Poro Point is reinforcing its role as a strategic fuel logistics hub for Northern Luzon after Chevron, Shell and Petron renewed their leases at the San Fernando International Seaport in La Union.

Philippines puts World Bank fiscal reforms to test

The Philippine government is moving to translate the World Bank’s Public Finance Review into concrete fiscal reforms, with economic officials stressing that better tax collection and spending will matter only if recommendations result in measurable improvements for citizens.

AI adoption outpaces readiness in Philippine schools

Artificial intelligence is gaining ground in Philippine classrooms, but schools are struggling to keep institutional strategies and teacher training aligned with adoption, pointing to a readiness gap as higher education expands AI-enabled learning.

Unilever cuts operational emissions 77%, expands supplier efforts

Unilever Philippines has cut its operational greenhouse gas emissions by 77 percent from 2015 levels as of end-2025, while expanding decarbonization efforts across its supply chain as the consumer goods company works toward its net-zero targets.

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Manila Water, UN Global Compact Network partner for environmental action and climate resilience

Manila Water and the United Nations Global Compact Network Philippines (GCNP) jointly held a Peer Learning Session on Environment on September 24 at the MWSS Administration Building in Balara, Quezon City.

Maynilad cuts daily water losses by over 150 million liters 

West Zone water provider Maynilad Water Services Inc. has trimmed its non-revenue water, or NRW, by more than 150 million liters per day as of June 2026 compared with the same month in 2025.

BOC seeks lookout order vs 13 over onion, carrot smuggling

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has asked immigration authorities to monitor the international travel of 13 individuals, including nine of its own officials and employees, as authorities pursue criminal complaints over the alleged smuggling of onions and carrots disguised as chicken products.

PH-Malaysia tobacco link exposes ASEAN enforcement gaps

The growing illicit tobacco corridor between the Philippines and Malaysia is highlighting enforcement gaps across Southeast Asia, as criminal networks increasingly exploit differences between national tax, customs, and regulatory systems.
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