The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is investigating one of the country’s motorcycle taxi platform operators accused of enrolling more riders in its system than the government has approved. In an official statement, the agency confirmed that legal proceedings are ongoing, which limits what additional details it can share about the case.
Alternergy Holdings Corp. has started generating electricity from its 64-megawatt Alabat Wind Farm in Quezon Province, bringing the project closer to commercial operations and giving the renewable energy developer an early revenue stream ahead of full commissioning.
Manila Electric Co., the listed power company led by Manuel V. Pangilinan and more popularly-known as Meralco, has launched its own media and information literacy initiative, urging employees and stakeholders to apply greater scrutiny to the information they consume and share as misinformation becomes harder to separate from legitimate news.
AdSpark is using artificial intelligence to help brands better understand Filipino consumers, turning data and local insights into smarter marketing strategies. Working with Predikta by Netopia AI, the platform simulates audience responses so brands can refine campaigns before launch. The system was validated by checking 200 past campaigns, confirming it reliably predicts real-world results.
Farmers belonging to the LIBADATATAMA Irrigators Association in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, now have easier access to modern farming knowledge and digital solutions through the FarmTech package recently turned over by the Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Training Institute Region 10. The initiative falls under the wider Digital Farmers Program, a partnership between DA-ATI, PLDT, and Smart Communications designed to bring digital inclusion to farming communities across the country.
Japan was among the international witnesses to the historic Inaugural Session of the First Regular Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) held here on 30 October 2026, marking a key moment in the region’s peace and governance journey.
Small businesses are turning to creator-led product demonstrations to reach shoppers and drive sales, using affiliate marketing to stretch limited advertising budgets and compete for attention in an increasingly crowded online marketplace.
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) has rejected proposals to open the EDSA Busway to private cars, arguing that the government should fix gaps in bus services and infrastructure rather than weaken a corridor designed to move more passengers with fewer vehicles.
Treasury bill yields rose across all tenors at Tuesday’s auction as investors demanded higher returns amid mounting inflation concerns and expectations that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may have to tighten monetary policy further.