Instead of an initial public offering for its green energy businesses under MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is planning a re-IPO after all of its assets has been consolidated under SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC). “We’re likely to inject our renewable...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Sunday, Oct. 19, that there is no new or unusual virus or strain circulating in the country, stressing that the recent uptick in respiratory cases is due to the seasonal flu. This came as the Quezon Provincial Government ordered the mandatory wearing of...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) rejected the allegations by Navotas City Rep. Toby Tiangco that it is lawyering for resigned Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Elizaldy Co by not cancelling his passport amid the lawmaker’s involvement in the multi-billion-peso flood control corruption scandal. In a...
The bill providing free funeral services to indigent Filipino families has officially lapsed into law without the signature of President Marcos, Malacañang confirmed Monday, Oct. 13. In a text message, Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed that the measure, now Republic Act No....
The Lucio Tan Group’s MacroAsia Corp. has started the construction of the ₱2-billion New Earth Iloilo Water Supply Project, which will augment Iloilo’s potable water supply and address the rising requirements of expanding communities and industries in the province. The project is being...
The New Zealand government announced a new NZ$5.2million (approximately P174,951,560) grant to the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), which will support an additional five-year program in the Philippines. This announcement was made by Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters...
Recognizing the challenges in peace and security, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Saturday, Sept. 27 (New York time), once more pushed for the inclusion of the Philippines in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a non-permanent seat, underscoring the...
President Marcos has signed into law a measure seeking to improve access to Shari’ah courts for Filipino Muslims by introducing digital processes and strengthening legal support services. Republic Act (RA) No. 12304, signed on Sept. 18, amends the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF)...
CEBU CITY – A Cebuana fashion icon and businesswoman checked off another item on her international bucket list when she graced the opening gala of Metropolitan Opera House (also known as The Met) on Sunday, Sept. 21, in Lincoln, New York. Priscilla “Happy” Melendres was the lone Filipina to...
President Marcos has signed into law Republic Act No. 12289, or the Accelerated and Reformed Right-of-Way (ARROW) Act, introducing sweeping reforms to speed up the acquisition of property for infrastructure projects while ensuring just compensation for landowners. The measure, signed on Sept. 12,...
While we 're all busy following the developing stories about the deep-seated corruption in the bureaucracy—both appointed and elected—that has triggered a series of protests, the largest of which is scheduled for this Sunday, San Miguel Corp.-owned New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) quietly...
President Marcos has signed laws establishing two government hospitals in Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga del Norte, and four laws to establish new schools in Leyte, Rizal, and Sorsogon. Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12260, which established the Zamboanga del Sur Second District Hospital in...
