The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday projected higher inflation in August, noting increases in the price of rice and other agricultural products as well as fuel, higher transport cost, and the weaker peso during the month.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), with the help of Jesuit-run Manila Observatory (MO), are crafting a climate change information system to help government manage risks linked to changing and variable climate.
Torre Lorenzo Development Corp., a builder of condominium projects proximate schools and busy establishments, wants to be known as a boutique developer that is everywhere.
Fortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity, has announced it is accelerating its FortiAIGate solution using NVIDIA’s AI platforms and software. The partnership creates a combined security system designed to protect AI workloads, data, and autonomous agents in real time across data centers and cloud environments. It lets organizations safely build, run, and scale AI tools while keeping performance high and meeting governance rules.
Thousands of members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), clad in white shirts bearing the words "Accountability" and "Transparency," gathered Monday at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila and the EDSA People Power Monument, causing heavy traffic as they protested the plunder case filed against Senator Rodante Marcoleta and his reported impending arrest. In a statement, the religious group said it was not opposing the enforcement of the law but objecting to what it described as its selective application to conceal corruption. The INC claimed the case was intended to silence Marcoleta's anti-corruption campaign, declaring that "selective justice is injustice."
The private sector is pushing for clearer merger exemption rules for public-private partnership (PPP) projects, arguing that greater regulatory certainty would accelerate infrastructure investments without compromising market competition.
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has received recognition from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for registering the highest number of participants in customer choice programs across Luzon.