The local stock market followed through on the previous day’s rally as investors are upbeat over government moves to open up the economy further. Traders work beneath an electronic ticker on the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) Metro Manila, the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has admitted before a Senate Committee on Energy hearing that it is still swamped with more than 55,000 of unresolved consumer-complaints that were lodged before it from March to October this year. Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN)...
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino sought an additional P510 million budget for the elite sports as the country seeks the elusive first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Tolentino said the...
Several business establishments – from a mall, fast-food and drugstore chains, and supermarkets to a European fast-fashion retailer and a North American coffee shop franchisee – have been the subject of reports from citizens over mishandling and misuse of contact-tracing data, prompting the...
Photo from the Philippine Sports Commission “Kamustahan lang dahil na-miss namin kayo.” With only two months before the year ends, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez took time to pause and reconnect with current Olympics-bound athletes Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Eumir...
Photo from the Philippine Sports Commission The Philippine Sports Commission apologized to the family of Alex Eala for the “unintended misinformation” regarding the financial assistance for the tennis ace. In a statement, the PSC corrected the previous posting stating that Eala has received P3...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said it will first wait for the guidelines to be issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) before serving disconnection notices to consumers that still have arrears or unpaid bills by October 31 this year. “We will await ERC guidelines...
Clarifying reports on the disbursement of the P6 Billion total fund of the 30 th Southeast Asian Games hosting, Philippine Sports Commission Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy, Jr. confirmed that only around 1.4 Billion was released to the Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing...
Philippine athletes and officials parade during the closing ceremony of 30th SEA Games at New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac, December 11, 2019. (MB File Photo) THE Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) clarified on Wednesday that out of the P6 billion government funding for...
The Manila Bulletin Business Section publishes in full the National Privacy Commission Bulletin No. 16 to guide students, parents, guardians, teachers and schools in safeguarding sensitive personal information of pupils as they return to school via online learning. NPC Bulletin No. 16 Privacy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for revisions in the guidelines that must be followed by power plant owners and operators so they can prospectively limit the testing and commissioning of their facilities within a two-month span – a phase that the electric generating units would have to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned P41.55 billion initial public offering of broadband service provider Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. In its meeting on September 24, the Commission En Banc resolved to render effective the...
