Budgets for electricity bill payments will come heavier on the pockets of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) customers as its overall tariff had escalated by P0.4201 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its October billing cycle to P11.8198 per kWh vis-à-vis P11.3997 per kWh last month. For its subscribers...
East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. announced water suspensions in Makati, Rizal, Pasig, San Juan, and Quezon City. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 10 until Friday, Oct. 13, Manila Water will conduct line maintenance, interconnection, and line meter replacement activities to improve their...
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. has scheduled widespread maintenance in Caloocan, Navotas, Quezon City, Manila, and Bacoor, Cavite. Starting Monday, Oct. 9 residents will feel the effects of a week-long network maintenance activity conducted by Maynilad. Although some parts of...
The Sy siblings’ flagship SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) is expecting that its portfolio investments will account for more than 10 percent of overall earnings in the medium term. The firm’s investments are in integrated resorts through Belle Corporation, in copper mining through Atlas...
West zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. has announced service interruptions in Pasig, Rizal, and Quezon City starting Tuesday, Oct. 3, and will last until Friday, Oct. 6. The service improvement activities will be done through line meter replacement and line maintenance. Nevertheless, the...
Manila Water Co. vowed to ensure the safety of its customers in Eastern Metro Manila amid heavy rains and widespread flooding. The company, which serves a customer base of 7.6 million, said it remains committed to delivering clean and safe water to its customers during the inclement weather...
Globe Telecom, the communications unit of Ayala Corporation, has raised P15 billion from term loan facilities with Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (Metrobank). In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the loans will be used to finance its capital expenditures...
Quezon City and Taytay, Rizal will experience water interruptions starting Sunday, Sept. 24 to Thursday, Sept. 28. According to Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services Inc., the barangays in QC and Rizal are scheduled to undergo network maintenance, leak repair, and line meter...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is now all set for delisting following the high acceptance rate of the management-led tender offer, which mopped up P28.42 billion worth of the firm’s free float shares. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), GT Capital Holdings Inc....
East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. has announced service disruptions in Rizal and Quezon City starting Wednesday night, Sept. 20. Line maintenance, Line Meter Replacement, and Interconnection activities are said to be the cause of the water interruptions. Subsequently, West Zone...
Do you know where your Hyundai comes from? Chances are, most have not given it a thought. Yet Hyundai Motor Philippines Inc. invited us to see their manufacturing facility about an hour and 30-minutes drive out of Jakarta. Located in Cikarang, Bekasi Regency, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing...
East Zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co. has hit its sustainability success for the second half of the year. The goals they have achieved so far are those within the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets, like Water Security, Carbon Reduction and Avoidance, and Capital...
