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More Metro Manila public markets to sell P40/kilo rice in time for Christmas

The Department of Agriculture is adding four public markets in Metro Manila where P40 per kilo well-milled rice will be sold under the Rice-for-All program to provide consumers with options amid stubbornly high prices of the food staple.

Meralco wins at UN Women’s 2024 WEPS Awards for advancing gender equality

Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) was awarded First Runner-Up in the Gender-Responsive Marketplace category at the 2024 Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Awards held on November 27, 2024.

Project HUB: The road ahead for Metro Manila’s transport overhaul

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) hosted a key quadripartite meeting on 18 December, bringing together officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the Quezon City Local Government Unit (LGU) to discuss progress on the ambitious Project HUB initiative.

PH foreign debt surges to still manageable $139.64B 

The country's external debt in the quarter ended September totaled USD139.64 billion, a 7.3 percent increase from the previous quarter.

Bloomberry unit sells shares for Solaire marketing

Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the listed casino and resorts arm of tycoon Enrique Razon Jr., said Friday its unit,  Bloomberry Resorts & Hotels Inc., sold some of the shares it holds in the company to support a marketing program.

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PCC fines PEMHI, MGen P5.8 million over reporting lapses

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) fined Pilipinas Enterprise Management Holdings Inc. (PEMHI) and Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) P5.8 million for repeatedly missing reporting deadlines tied to their merger clearance, underscoring the regulator’s tougher stance on compliance with post-merger commitments.

Nature‑based river restoration shields Ata‑Manobo lands in Davao del Norte

A community‑led nature‑based restoration project is helping protect over 1,000 Ata‑Manobo residents in Sitio Patil, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong from worsening riverbank erosion and climate‑driven hazards. Ten major flood and landslide events hit the area between 2020 and 2023, as strong currents at the Kapalong‑Maguimon river confluence wore away soil and threatened homes, farms and ancestral lands.

PLDT‑Smart: Human skills remain core to customer experience amid AI boom

PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications on Friday say businesses should focus on pairing artificial intelligence with human empathy and judgment rather than rushing full‑scale automation, as generative AI reshapes customer service across industries.

Planters Products welcomes Montemayor indictment 

Planters Products Inc. (PPI) welcomed the indictment of former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor and pledged full cooperation with government prosecutors pursuing the cyber libel case over false and damaging statements against the company.
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