Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP) is pressing the transport regulator to allow conventional hybrid vehicles to compete for 7,500 new transport network vehicle service (TNVS) slots in Metro Manila, challenging the government’s decision to limit the latest allocation to plug-in and fully electric vehicles.
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time since 2023, lifting its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent to 4 percent as policymakers moved to counter persistent inflation.
Notarized deeds of donation and testimony in a plunder case show that a total P75 million given to Senator Rodante Marcoleta by former congressman Mike Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Espiritu and Aristotle Viray was intended to support the lawmaker’s 2025 senatorial campaign, rather than for personal use.