Storms, swine fever trim agri growth
The country’s agriculture output for the fourth quarter of 2019 slowed down to 0.4 percent growth compared to he previous 1.8 percent in the...
Maynilad spends P17.3B to replace 2,600 km. of pipes
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said that it has spent about P17.3 billion to replace almost 2,600 kilometers of old, leaky pipes since the...
Oil exploration bids on hold
The Department of Energy (DOE) through its Energy Resource Development Bureau, said some applications for exploration in oil and gas resource areas are on...
Meralco rates up
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said December power rates will go up by P0.3044 per kilowatt hour (kWh) still due to higher cost of power...
Widespread power outage as ‘Tisoy’ lashes PH
The National Power Corp. said 19 diesel power plants/power barges in Mindoro, Romblon, Marinduque, Quezon, Aurora and Isabela were not operational yesterday because of...
Stricter standards to limit rice imports
The Philippines will not suspend rice importation during palay harvest season but will instead impose stricter sanitary and phytosanitary standards to slow down the...
Meralco to build more smart substations
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is keen on building more smart substations in its franchise area as it inaugurated its third substation of such quality...
Cash aid for farmers readied
The Cabinet has approved the allocation of an additional P3 billion in unconditional cash transfer of P5,000 each to rice farmers for next year.
To...
Continued dev’t of Malampaya backed
A private company has offered to support the continued development of the Malampaya resources well after the current service contract of the gas find expires...
Petron net plunges 70%
Petron Corp. reported its net income in the first nine months of the year dropped 70 percent to P3.6 billion from the previous P12.1...
