Power sector exec hopes for supply stabilization
AN OFFICIAL of the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) expressed hope for the stabilization of the power supply, especially in the...
BAI backs cage-free egg farming
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has expressed support for cage-free and free-range egg production systems, describing them as farming approaches...
Rice imports reached all-time high in first semester – DA
THE COUNTRY'S rice imports hit an all-time high in the first semester as traders scrambled to stockpile amid soaring farm input costs and the...
WESM prices jump 23% in June as Visayas leads surge
WHOLESALE electricity prices rose sharply in the June billing period as tighter power supply pushed up rates across all major grids, with the Visayas...
MGEN completes successful return-to-service of PEDC Unit 3 in Iloilo
MGEN THERMAL’S subsidiary, Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC), has successfully synchronized Unit 3 of its 278.4-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Iloilo City to the...
Jobless Filipinos rise to 2.5 million in May
THE NUMBER of unemployed Filipinos rose to 2.5 million in May this year from 2.41 million a month earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
PAGCOR commits Php60M for scholarship program for 2,000 students
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan — A total of 2,000 students from low-income families in Bulacan will benefit from a Php60-million scholarship fund from the Philippine...
Pag-IBIG Promo Rates, Higher Loan Ceiling Help Lower Monthly Payments Amid Higher Lending Rates
Heeding President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to make homeownership more accessible to Filipino workers under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program...
Inflation eases to 6.4% in June
HEADLINE inflation slowed for the second consecutive month, settling at 6.4 percent in June this year from 6.8 percent in May due to easing...
Visayas grid exits yellow alert on DOE reforms
THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DOE) said the Visayas grid has exited yellow alert after a major generating unit returned to service, while authorities pushed...