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Black & Veatch is celebrating over 15 years of floating LNG (FLNG) leadership at Gastech 2026, launching its Advanced Liquefaction Architecture (ALA) and BVInfraIQ.LNG digital toolset to deliver up to 15 percent higher LNG production.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) commended nine outstanding institutional partners across the Visayas during the 2026 Outstanding BSP Stakeholders Appreciation Ceremony held in Cebu City on September 14, 2026.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has removed value-added tax (VAT) from allowable electricity system loss charges, giving consumers another potential reduction in their power bills as the government moves to ease electricity costs through administrative measures.

Catholic bishops have joined mounting opposition to the proposed joint venture between South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) and Ignite Power and Energy Holdings, urging the Ombudsman to suspend cooperative board members facing complaints over the controversial deal.

Globe is providing relief assistance to 700 families in Pampanga, Bulacan, and Bataan still recovering from the Southwest Monsoon, in partnership with Ayala Foundation Inc. Covered areas include Pampanga’s Masantol, Macabebe, Apalit, Candaba, Bulacan’s Calumpit, and Bataan’s Hermosa and Dinalupihan, building on earlier Alagang Globe support as recovery proceeds. The company confirms full restoration of mobile and broadband services previously disrupted across parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province.