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.
Manila Water has released its October desludging schedule, targeting 22 barangays in the East Zone of Metro Manila and parts of Rizal, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote public health and environmental protection.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is poised to issue an executive order for emergency government procurement of palay, aiming to stabilize prices triggered by adverse weather and a bumper harvest—factors that have blunted the impact of the two‑month rice import ban.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is adopting InstaPay for all inter-institution cash-in transactions starting October 1, 2025, in line with a directive from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) aimed at improving digital financial services' interoperability and transparency.
The Philippines and Ukraine committed to strengthening their strategic partnership in response to rising global security threats, including Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea.