The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning the public against using online cryptocurrency exchange Binance, as it moves to have the platform blocked in the Philippines. The move is part of the regulator’s activities aimed at safeguarding the public from unregistered investment...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be seeking offers from power generation companies (GenCos) on its scheduled auction of 1,200-megawatt baseload power supply that will replace brownfield capacities currently drawn mainly from emergency power supply procurements. In a tender...
(Unsplash) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is prodding the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to expedite the reset of the power distribution rate for Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). Gatchalian's call followed remarks by former ERC Chairperson Agnes Devanadera at a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has vowed anew to advance the cause of human rights especially in the conduct of its operations, with its top official saying that the commitment to human rights is not merely a legal obligation but a moral imperative. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr....
Renewable energy firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, is scheduling the second tranche of its ASEAN green bond offering with target proceeds of P10 billion that will continually bankroll the company’s projects. In a disclosure to the...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles urged human resource management practitioners (HRMPs) across the country to fully embrace digitalization in order to ensure a dynamic civil service. Nograles encouraged HR practitioners to be proactive in pursuing dynamic HR systems and...
The government must establish a conducive policy environment for sustainable finance, which in turn will synergize public and private sector investments, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said during the Climate Investment Forum 2023 that sustainable finance...
Terry Ridon (Facebook) A former congressman has raised concern over the possible negative message that the proposed splitting of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) franchise could impart to foreign investors. Terry Ridon, Infrawatch PH convenor and former...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to ban unregistered foreign online stock and cryptocurrency trading platforms as it becomes stricter in their monitoring and regulation. This is according to SEC Commissioner Kelvin Lester Lee who is spearheading this move as the...
OLD WONDERS Manila esteros were originally formed as a means of connecting cities together (Photo Wikipedia) To be presented by the Philippine Pavilion on the occasion of its closing at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia is a roundtable on...
(Photo from Meralco) Santa Rosa lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez is prodding the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to halt the alleged questionable 1,800-megawatt (MW) power supply agreement (PSA) that the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) intends to bid...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has allowed the Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) to negotiate its planned acquisition of additional shares in Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corporation (PDS Group) despite ownership limits. This developed as the Commission En Banc has...
