Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest private power distributor, has partnered with US-based Itron Inc. to accelerate its smart grid modernization program and support the Philippines’ digital and sustainable energy transition.
The Manila Electric Co., the country’s largest power distributor that serves Metro Manila and parts of neighboring provinces, said Wednesday that power rate in September will be lower by P0.1852 per kiloWatt-hour due largely to lower generation costs.
PLDT Inc., the country’s largest integrated telecommunications firm, has subscribed to 594 million additional shares in Kayana Solutions Inc. to maintain its 45 percent equity interest in the digital experience company formerly known as DigiCo.
San Miguel Corp., one of the country’s largest conglomerates, has completed a long-delayed transaction to acquire 1.03 million shares of Manila Electric Co. from the Land Bank of the Philippines.
San Miguel Corp. (SMC), one of the Philippines’ largest conglomerates, announced that its power unit, San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp., has finally acquired a long-contested 3.9 percent stake in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), nearly two decades after first attempting the deal.
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has asked Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) and messaging platform Viber to explain whether personal data were processed during the fast-food giant’s recent Christmas campaign, following complaints that branded content appeared inside users’ private chats.
PXP Energy Corp. has secured government approval to continue operations in the Galoc oil field in Northwest Palawan after receiving the executed Petroleum Service Contract (SC) 88 from the Department of Energy (DOE).
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) will launch a new scholarship program for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students, starting Academic Year 2026–2027.