The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is now on track for the nationwide expansion of the massive tree-planting project, Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC), nearly five years after it was launched. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, MWSS will hold the Annual Million Tree Challenge...
Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized 13 parcels of 1,200 dried marijuana leaves and seeds from a courier company in Dasmariñas City in Cavite. In a statement, PDEA said that the K-9 inspection of NDD Adam initially showed positive indications that the parcels...
Manila Water Company Inc. is urging its customers in eastern Metro Manila and Rizal Province to use the company’s latest mobile application app, which will help ensure their safety during the pandemic. The app, according to Manila Water, allows customers to access their bills and pay online...
The Manila Water Company Board of Directors has appointed J. V. Emmanuel A. De Dios as a member of the Board and as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer as the Razon Group solidifies its control over the utility. De Dios was formerly Undersecretary of the Department of Energy and...
Sandara Park (Twitter) K-pop idol, actress and TV personality Sandara Park, or Dara, signed an exclusive contract with a new agency after leaving YG Entertainment in May. Abyss Company announced on Sept. 1 that Dara, former member of 2NE1, is its newest artist, joining GOT7’s BamBam, former...
Manila Water Company, Inc.'s Clark Water Corporation (Clark Water) has undertaken the relocation of its water supply and wastewater assets that will be affected by the construction of the Malolos-Clark Railway, which is part of the government's North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) Project. In a...
SB Finance Company, a subsidiary of Security Bank Corporation, has partnered with FinScore to enhance its credit scoring efforts using alternative data in order to serve many Filipinos who lack a financial history. Using FinScore’s Telco Credit Scoring Solution, SB Finance said it will be able to...
Listed firm Manila Mining Corporation (MMC), an affiliate of Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company, will resume exploration drilling at its mining tenements in Placer, Surigao del Norte, a move that will be funded by planned stock rights offering that targets to raise P519 million. This, according to...
Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. are still not allowed to disconnect customers from August 21 to 31, 2021, after Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) extended its no service disconnection policy. 27524 In a text exchange, MWSS Chief...
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (Metrobank) has launched its Metro Multi-Themed Equity Fund of Funds that will allow investors to invest in the digital industry overseas. The bank noted that, “Over the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely overhauled the way society use and maximize...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lauded two police personnel from Ifugao Provincial Mobile Force Company helping an elderly couple get electricity for their home. This, after Police Corporals Amelyn Buyagan and Joefrey Bimmactad found ways to assist two...
There will be no water disconnection services during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) period from August 6 to 20, according to Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO). 23968 On Wednesday, MWSS-RO directed Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services,...