Air passengers and cargo shippers will pay higher fuel surcharges starting September 1, pushing up total travel and shipping costs after the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved an increase to offset rising jet fuel prices.

SM Investments Corporation, parent firm of the SM Group, has forged a partnership with the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) to integrate official hazard and risk data into the planning and management of its properties and operations nationwide.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is carrying out ongoing waterway cleanups as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., responding to massive garbage buildup in Metro Manila’s rivers and drainage systems during recent southwest monsoon rains.