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    Manuel M. Lopez Passes Away

    Manuel M. Lopez, a former Philippine envoy to Japan and former chairman of Manila Electric Co., passed away on Thursday. He was 80.

    Inappropriate use of bank funds gets Leyte rural banker up to 20 years in jail

    The Regional Trial Court of Burauen, Leyte (RTC-Burauen) has convicted a former officer of the now-closed Rural Bank of Burauen (Leyte), Inc. for violating the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and appropriate legislation.

    Sunlight Air, BillEase announce partnership offering cardless Fly Now, Pay Later 

    Domestic boutique charter airline Sunlight Air and consumer finance app BillEase are partners in a venture enabling tourists to book flights and pay later even without a credit card.

    PLDT, Smart thwart 17 billion attempts to open malicious sites, block 400 million fraudulent text messages

    PLDT and Smart have intensified their anti-cybercrime efforts and clamped down on illegal activities perpetrated over their text messaging or SMS and online platforms. 

    DA sans agreement stops selling lower priced onions

    The Department of Agriculture will temporarily stop selling lower priced onions at its Kadiwa rolling stores starting Friday due to the absence of an...

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    NexGen unit gets green light for Laguna floating solar project

    Local renewable energy firm NexGen Energy Corp., through its unit 5hour Peak Energy Corp., has secured a certificate of authority (COA) from the Department of Energy to pursue a floating solar power project in Caliraya Lake, Laguna.

    ERC relaxes public listing rules for power firms

    The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has eased the public listing requirements for power generation companies and electric distributors, streamlining compliance with a key provision of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA).

    DOTr opens bidding for NSCR operations

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has officially invited local and foreign firms to participate in the bidding for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

    SPC Power to develop 160 MWh battery projects in Iloilo, Bohol

    SPC Power Corp. unit SPC Island Power Corp. (SIPC), has signed contracts to develop battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Panay and Bohol with a combined capacity of 160 megawatt-hours (MWh).
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