The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has denied the P0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate hike that had been jointly applied for by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP) of the San Miguel group. In a ruling issued by the power industry regulator on Monday, Oct....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should appoint a new head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project, Senior Deputy Minority Leader Paul Daza said. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Daza, a...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is building up the best strategies for its athletes following the new qualification system for the 2024 Paris Olympics. ABAP executive director Marcus Manalo said they are looking at international tournaments and training camps for more...
(PSA PHILSYS FACEBOOK PAGE) Over 72 million Filipinos have so far registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the PSA figures, as of Aug. 26, 72,348,546 Filipinos have completed their PhilSys Step 2 Registration...
Trade deficit accelerated last July as country’s purchases of goods from abroad continued to outpace the rise in sales of locally-made products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Friday, Sept. 9, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value...
Factory output grew at a much faster pace in July due to strong production of manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday, Sep. 8. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said...
The number of jobless Filipinos in July eased to its lowest since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the quality of jobs in the country deteriorated as underemployment climbed during the month. Based on the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) preliminary labor force survey results, there...
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) has recorded marked increases in the retail prices of key agricultural commodities in the first few days of June alone. Based on the PSA report released on Wednesday, Aug. 31 on Price Situationer of Selected Agricultural Commodities First Phase of June...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will prudently examine the implication of the P0.30 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate hike plea of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP) to the similarly-situated power supply agreements (PSAs) underwritten by the other power utilities. The bid of San...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), the energy investment arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has formally lodged ‘notice of termination’ for two of its prevailing power supply agreements (PSAs) with Manila Electric Company (Meralco). This move is SMCGP's ultimate recourse if the...
Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has chided the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for suggesting that a measly budget of P93 is enough to feed a family of five in the country. (Metin Ozer/ Unsplash) "According to the PSA, a family of five would need ₱279 ( in 2021,...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has formally opened to challengers the competitive 200-megawatt original proposal of the subsidiary-entity of Solar Philippines from its integrated solar farm and battery energy storage installation. In a notice to third party bids and awards...
