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.
GoTyme Bank, a joint venture between Gokongwei Group and Tyme Bank, said on Thursday that it has reached 7.8 million customers as it marks its third year in the Philippines.
MPower, the retail electricity arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has partnered with the First Cavite Industrial Estate Association Inc. (FCIE) to energize its facilities and enroll the industrial park in the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).
The Aboitiz Foundation, in collaboration with various Aboitiz business units under the OneAboitiz initiative, has launched extensive relief and recovery operations for communities affected by Typhoon Tino across Cebu and other areas in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Initial damage to the agriculture sector from Typhoon Tino has reached ₱13.26 million, affecting 742 farmers and 552 hectares of farmland, according to a 2 p.m. report Thursday from the Department of Agriculture.