The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) reported that electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) have significantly dropped in the first half of 2025. This was due to better supply margins, transmission infrastructures, and the renewable energy...
The World Bank considers liberalized rice trade as a boost to the Philippine agriculture sector, even as the Marcos Jr. administration is moving to reinstate the National Food Authority’s (NFA) old regulatory powers. “Strategic shifts are underway to reinvigorate transformation of the...
With intense weather disturbances persisting, energy stakeholders have assured continued monitoring and assessment of facilities in response to the recent effects of the southwest monsoon and Severe Tropical Storm “Crising”. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said on...
Motorists may now access 12 national roads that were previously rendered impassable due to the combined effects of tropical storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” while seven other road sections remain either closed or restricted to certain types of vehicles, the...
Three Filipino students said they are honored and thankful for winning at the prestigious 66th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held from July 10 to 20 in Australia The IMO is a math competition for high school students and is “is the largest and most prestigious of all the international...
By SENATOR PANFILO M. LACSON Like many of us, Filipinos, I loved my parents dearly and unequivocally. I never left them in their old age, nor on their sickbed, and I supported them until they breathed their last. I did everything I could to hold on to them in the waning years of their lives....
Amid growing public concern over the increasing number of road crashes in the country, Senator Mark Villar has introduced a bill mandating the integration of road safety education into the K to 12 curriculum. The move comes in response to alarming global and national statistics. According to the...
The combined effects of tropical storm “Crising” and the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” rendered six national road sections impassable and limited access to eight others as of Saturday afternoon, July 19, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). In a situational...
President Marcos has assured the public that the government will continue producing physical national ID cards, even as it accelerates its digitalization efforts through the eGovPH Super App. Marcos said this as he led the launch of the eGovPH Super App, where a digital copy of the National ID can...
President Marcos has approved the proposed P6.793-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2026, Malacañang announced on Tuesday, July 15. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that Marcos approved the proposed national budget during a Cabinet meeting at...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will hold on-the-ground consultations with farmers and lawmakers to prepare for the deliberations on the proposed RICE Act, which aims to reinstate the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said he has...
The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) announced on Monday, July 14, that the recent surge in ancillary service (AS) rates is the primary cause of the uptick in transmission charges for June passed on to consumers. In a briefing, Julius Datingaling, NGCP revenue management department...
