Crews of Manila Electric Co., or Meralco, are working round-the-clock to restore electricity in areas hit by heavy rains and flooding from the enhanced southwest monsoon, with around 49,000 customers still experiencing service interruptions as of 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor by sales that is better known as Meralco, has placed its personnel on standby as heavy rains from the southwest monsoon threaten to cause power interruptions and other electricity service concerns across its franchise areas.
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co., better known as Meralco, has energized a new substation in Bulacan, expanding system capacity and strengthening power reliability in one of Central Luzon's fast-growing provinces.
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) crews are working around the clock to restore power in communities affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon, with about 18,000 customers still without electricity as of 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Electricity rates for Manila Electric Co. customers will edge lower in August as a P9.5-billion regulatory refund offsets higher transmission, tax, and other pass-through charges.
EastWest has expanded its EasyMobility for Community Program, turning over vehicles to Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary and Jubilee Christian Academy to help both institutions reach more people and extend their vital work. This latest milestone follows earlier donations to groups in Cebu, Negros Occidental, and Davao.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas expects headline inflation to settle between 6.4 percent and 7.4 percent for September 2026, pointing to persistent cost pressures that will continue to stretch consumer budgets and squeeze corporate margins.
The Philippines is positioning itself for a bigger role in the global robotics industry as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) assembles an export ecosystem spanning robot components, finished machines and the data powering physical artificial intelligence.
Consumers buying refurbished phones and other used gadgets could get more protection under proposed rules from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) aimed at keeping stolen, tampered and defective devices out of the market.