The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Thursday announced an upward adjustment of P0.5738 per kWh in the February electricity rate. This brings the overall rate for a typical household to P11.9168 per kWh this month from P11.3430 per kWh in January.
Globe Telecom Inc. said it widened the range of prior year’s core net income that it could declare as dividend to shareholders, signaling a significant reduction in capital expenditure spending in the coming years.
Industrial production in the Philippines, which measures the performance of the various industrial units such as manufacturing, mining and others, rose 2 percent in volume terms in December. In value terms, industrial production grew 2.6 percent.
Maya Bank Inc., the fintech arm of PLDT Inc., on Tuesday reported doubling its depositors to 3 million last year, its deposits totaling P25 billion or 69 percent more than previous.
Aboitiz Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI), a renewable energy affiliate of Aboitiz Power Corp., has partnered with electronics manufacturer TDK Philippines Corp. (TPC) to install a 5.65-megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar PV system across two TPC facilities in Laguna.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed Secretary of Justice Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla as the new Ombudsman, succeeding former President Rodrigo Duterte-appointee Samuel R. Martires whose term ended in July. Remulla, who has served Justice Secretary since 2022, is known for pushing reforms to modernize the justice system and fight corruption. With decades of experience as a legislator and lawyer, he is expected to uphold transparency and accountability. The Marcos administration has reiterated its zero-tolerance of corruption. Ombudsman, the government’s primary graft buster, serves a single 7-year term and can only be removed through impeachment for offenses such as treason, bribery, graft and corruption, or betrayal of public trust.
Targeted efforts by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to manage the supply and pricing of key food items, particularly rice, sugar, and corn, are helping protect the poorest Filipino households from the brunt of inflation, even as overall consumer prices rise.