The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has restored electricity to nearly all customers affected by service interruptions caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon, or Habagat, across its franchise area.
The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is pushing toward a fully digital land titling and registration system that could cut transaction delays, lower costs, and strengthen safeguards against fake and overlapping titles.
Philippine exports are poised to sustain double-digit growth this year and outperform government forecasts despite higher US tariffs and other external challenges, supported by strong first-half shipments and a broader mix of products and markets.
Housing regulations designed to speed up project development may instead squeeze developers’ cash flow and further slow housing production, according to Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations (CREBA) National Chairman Noel Cariño.