Manila Electric Co., the largest power distributor in the country, said Friday power rates will be lower in the February billing cycle on account of a net decline in the generation charge.
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has earned the distinction as the only distribution utility in the country cited by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as fully compliant with the law on electrical engineering.
Conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc. and its unit Semirara Mining and Power Corp., plus two other listed firms form part of the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the third year in a series.
The power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is now compelled to temporarily procure supply from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) as the contracted emergency power supply agreement (EPSA) with Aboitiz Power Corp. worth 300 megawatts (MW) ended on Wednesday.
The government lifted the looming ban on Discord following productive negotiations on online safety compliance and child protection standards. The decision, announced Thursday by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), prevents a prolonged shutdown of the popular messaging platform in the country.
Singapore-based cleantech company BioMetallica is sizing up the Philippines for a potential urban mining facility that would recover valuable metals from electronic waste and other industrial materials, according to the Board of Investments (BOI).
TP Philippines, formerly known as Teleperformance, is opening more than 10,000 customer expert positions nationwide, adding to its 60,000-strong workforce as the company expands its footprint in the country’s information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector.