The cost of electricity within the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) franchise area is seen higher in January as a result of higher charges imposed by the Wholesale Electricity Sport Market (WESM).
The Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC), whose goal is to arrest risks before they become systemic, has begun fortifying the domestic bond market.
The Department of Agriculture is looking to get for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk a bigger share of the food market in Japan, which imported USD87 billion worth of agricultural products in 2022, the fifth largest in the world that year.
The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) projects implementing the interoperability of electronic toll collection (ETC) systems in expressways north and south of Manila by either June or July this year.
The Philippines is intensifying efforts to ratify the High Seas Treaty, officially known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), with the Department of Agriculture backing the Department of Foreign Affairs' campaign for Senate concurrence.
In celebration of the 68th birthday of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today, the government is rolling out a special, one-day offering of P20 per kilo rice through his flagship food security initiative, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” (BBM Na!), potentially benefitting more than 350,00 Filipinos.
Manila Water Infratech Solutions (MWIS), a non-East Zone unit of Manila Water, has successfully deployed its iTECH Packaged Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in two major sectors: quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and aviation.