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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved an upward adjustment in the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) rate, effective March 2025. This, the ERC said, ensures the sustainability of renewable energy (RE) incentives, with the new rate increasing by P0.0351 per kilowatt hour (kWh) for consumers in on-grid areas.

Customs chief Bienvenido Y. Rubio said over the weekend that significant personnel changes will occur if investigations confirm that Bureau of Customs (BOC) staff members were involved in the attempted resale of P270 million worth of seized contraband cigarettes from Capas, Tarlac.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has celebrated the country's removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list, a significant milestone in the country’s financial reforms in combating money laundering and terrorism financing. The FATF’s recent statement confirms that the Philippines has addressed critical deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) framework.

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Saturday commended President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for the Philippines’ successful removal from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) dirty money grey list, highlighting that this milestone will also benefit overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) by ensuring the smooth, swift, and efficient remittance of their hard-earned money with lower fees.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has determined that the inflation and liquidity dynamics is such that the monetary board reduced the banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRRs) by 200 basis points (bps) beginning 28 March 2025.