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.
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.
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.
The government has triggered its new fuel-tax relief mechanism for the second time in five months, as elevated global oil prices again push crude above the statutory threshold for temporary tax cuts.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is deepening its partnership with Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to widen financing options for small businesses and electric vehicles (EVs), while pushing digital tools to bring government services closer to entrepreneurs nationwide.
As businesses expand digitally, the focus has shifted from adding tools to uniting them. Companies now manage an average 120 applications across fragmented systems, making coordinated networks, APIs, security, and AI critical.