Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor and more popularly known as Meralco, said Friday consumers will see in their latest electricity bill an increase P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) after two consecutive months of decreases.
Shares of Levi Strauss & Co. surged Thursday after the denim giant raised its full-year outlook, buoyed by strong global demand and accelerating direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales—even as fresh U.S. tariffs loom.
Agricultural stakeholders are sounding the alarm over the looming imposition of a 20 percent tariff on exports to the United States, urging the government to adopt a strategic and cautious approach amid fears of disproportionate trade concessions and domestic market disruptions.