Rising global oil prices, fueled in part by Middle East tensions, are increasingly pressuring export-oriented firms. The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is acting to shield its locators by boosting logistics efficiency within ecozones, Director General Tereso Panga said.
Renewable energy firm Alternergy Holdings Corporation has begun commercial operations of its 5-megawatt Dupinga run-of-river hydro power plant in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, marking its second facility to go online this year.
A private consortium is ramping up rural electrification with a P2.1-billion investment to deploy one of the Philippines’ largest portfolios of off-grid microgrids, targeting underserved island communities.
As the Lenten season approaches, millions of Filipinos are once again preparing for the annual Holy Week exodus, filling airports, seaports, and highways en route to the provinces and overseas destinations.