ACMobility and Basic Energy Corp. are fast tracking the country's electric vehicle transition by joining forces to build a nationwide charging network for electric buses in a move that could remove one of the biggest roadblocks to cleaner public transportation.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has cleared over P2.06 billion worth of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) and bridges for construction across six provinces, aimed at cutting logistics costs and helping farmers and fisherfolk reach markets more easily.
The Senate impeachment court on Monday elected Senator Francis Escudero as presiding officer in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, prevailing in a 12-4 vote despite objections that the move could face constitutional scrutiny. Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano argued that the 1987 Constitution requires the Senate President, now Senator Win Gatchalian, a non-lawyer, preside over impeachment trials except when the President is the respondent. The siblings warned that naming another senator could invite legal challenges, noting that a petition questioning the designation of a presiding officer has already been filed before the Supreme Court by Alan Peter Cayetano.
The government is sharpening its industrial policy for the cement sector, extending fiscal incentives to integrated cement projects while encouraging manufacturers to produce more clinker locally to reduce import dependence and strengthen the domestic supply chain.
The planned lifting of the moratorium on new Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) information technology parks and centers is poised to unlock about 480,000 square meters of office space, giving business process outsourcing (BPO) firms a much larger pool of PEZA-accredited workplaces as expansion demand gathers pace.
The magical Wimbledon run that turned Alex Eala into the toast of tennis—and gave Filipinos a fortnight of sleepless nights they happily embraced—finally met its match on Monday, as Italy's Jasmine Paolini halted the Filipina's historic charge with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the Round of 16.
Aboitiz-led Pilmico Animal Nutrition Corp. has teamed up with Infinity Vocational Training School Inc. (IVTSI) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to deliver hands-on training at its Tarlac Meatmasters facility—the country’s first Triple AAA-accredited multi-meat processing plant.