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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has kicked off the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) to secure 600 megawatts (MW) of baseload capacity, aiming to guarantee sufficient and reliable power supply for its customers. The move follows the Department of Energy’s (DOE) issuance of a Certificate of Conformity after more than a year of review, and forms part of Meralco’s latest DOE-approved Power Supply Procurement Plan.

Leading Philippine financial institution BDO Unibank, together with its digital remittance partner Xoom, has extended support to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as the country commemorates Migrant Workers’ Day.

Local government units (LGUs) across the Philippines are set to receive a record P1.19 trillion in National Tax Allotments (NTA) in 2027, marking a P129.32-billion increase from the previous year and significantly boosting fiscal capacity for provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays.

PhilWeb Corp. has secured a P2.02-billion strategic equity investment from businessman Lance Y. Gokongwei, marking a major capital boost that will accelerate its shift toward becoming an artificial intelligence-enabled technology infrastructure provider for the regulated digital entertainment sector.

Proposed amendments to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) charter seek to significantly expand the agency’s autonomy, giving it broader regulatory control and faster decision-making powers in a bid to sharpen the Philippines’ competitiveness in attracting foreign direct investments.