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M. Manila power rates up for third consecutive month

Power rates in Metro Manila will go up for the third consecutive month this January, mainly due to a higher generation charge and the...

DA revives advisory groups to monitor poultry, livestock volume and price

The Department of Agriculture's (DA) re-composition of a price and volume watch committee and advisory groups for livestock and poultry is a good start...

7M Metro Manila residents unaware of free septic tank desludging services

The Regulatory Office (RO) of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) laments the number of Metro Manila residents remaining unaware that a good portion of their monthly water bill includes the desludging of septic tanks free of charge.

Global water activist cites perils of ignoring sustainable farming goals in Phl

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.

Regulator extends partial and conditional rate hike for Maynilad

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.

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UN backs new map to correct global size distortion

The world could soon look different in classrooms, newsrooms, and digital platforms after the United Nations backed a push to replace the familiar Mercator map with projections that more accurately show the relative size of countries and continents.

BOI launches digital guidebook to ease investor process 

The Board of Investments (BOI) is putting key government requirements for investors into a single digital platform, aiming to make it easier to navigate permits, regulations, and procedures and reduce uncertainty in setting up projects in the Philippines.

BIR tightens risk-based audits to give taxpayers certainty 

Businesses are set to face a more targeted tax audit system as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) shifts taxpayer selection toward measurable compliance risks and tightens rules governing revenue examinations.

TPB urges MICE industry to turn opportunities into gains

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines is urging the local meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry to turn growing opportunities for business events into actual bookings and broader economic gains as competition across the region intensifies.
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