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Meralco power rates to increase by P0.0846 per kWh in January

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said Wednesday electricity rates in January have proven high as power generation costs rise.

DMCI expects good results in 2024 as inflation ease, interest rates stabilize

DMCI Holdings Inc. projects positive outcomes in 2024 after a relative good result last year, with challenges partly offset ball-time high coal shipments and off-grid energy sales, and record output from its nickel mine.

Trade deficit widens in November on export drop

The Philippines’ trade deficit continued to widen in November as export sales drop sharply, negating the impact of flat imports, data from the statistics office showed Wednesday.

Gokongwei Group ramps up drugs and money operation

The Gokongwei Group looks to hit it big in a drugs and money mix involving Pay&Go kiosk operator BTI Payments Philippines Inc. in a possibly potent commercial cocktail with Southstar Drug. 

DA bans live poultry and poultry product imports from Belgium and France after bird flu outbreak

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after these two European nations reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) their respective outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds.

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McDonald’s Philippines stretches Earth Hour into a month

In a country where lights rarely go out, McDonald’s Philippines is deliberately flipping the switch—again and again.

Price Council backs DA-proposed temporary price cap on imported rice

The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.

World Bank $1B financing targets Philippine farm transformation

At least five million Filipino farmers are poised to benefit from a USD1-billion World Bank financing package aimed at accelerating a nationwide shift toward higher productivity, diversification, and climate resilience—an overhaul long seen as critical to stabilizing food supply and rural incomes.

MPTC activates Holy Week traffic plan nationwide

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is rolling out its “Biyaheng Arangkada” motorist assistance program from March 27 to April 6, 2026, bracing for the annual Holy Week travel surge.
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