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 Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching a full investigation into reports that allegedly smuggled vegetables are making their way into local markets, raising concerns about fair trade, farmer livelihoods, and food safety.
There was a time when watching a basketball game largely meant arguing about the referee, questioning the coach’s substitutions, and insisting that the player who missed three free throws should have been benched in the second quarter. These remain perfectly respectable ways to ruin a Sunday afternoon. Of late, however, there is increasingly another reason to get worked up over a game: money.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has officially kicked off the second phase of southbound EDSA rehabilitation, with operations resuming the evening of October 16, covering key stretches from Balintawak down to Monumento.
Island business chambers across the Visayas are being urged to lead destination marketing and turn regional connectivity into stronger local business opportunities, as the Visayas Island-Chambers Tourism Alliance (VITA) advances a Cebu-linked tourism strategy.