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.
Financial inclusion in the Philippines has made significant strides, with formal account ownership nearly doubling since 2011 based on the World Bank’s Global Findex Database. But the deeper challenge is now emerging as access has expanded faster than sustained usage of financial services.
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is ramping up the rollout of the Electronic Airway Bill (e-AWB) under Commissioner Ariel F. Nepomuceno, signaling a more aggressive push to digitize export processing and modernize the country’s trade infrastructure.
STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. reported flat net income of P1.6 billion for the first nine months of its fiscal year ending March, unchanged from the same period a year earlier.
Local power company Jin Navitas Electric Corp. (JNEC) will serve as the official retail electricity supplier of Manila Ocean Park under a two-year agreement, with an option to extend.