Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco (center) (Facebook) A third class municipality in Cebu will soon have a new public market thanks to a land donation from House Deputy Speaker Vincent Franco “Duke” Frasco. The town of San Francisco--one of the municipalities that comprise the...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu terminated five job order (JO) personnel after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a recent surprise drug test. JOB order personnel of the Cebu City Markets Operations Division show up for a surprise drug test at the City Hall. Five workers...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Two farm-to-market roads worth P8 million under the Local Government Support Fund-Support to Barangay Development Program (LGSF-SBDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have been completed in Aglipay,...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), once enacted, would give the Philippine stock market a shot in the arm. “The government also wants to have the MIF listed in the stock market, as a...
The single settlement system for capacities traded via the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) across all grids will kick-off in the May billing cycle, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. In an advisory issued this month, Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla stipulated that WESM’s shift...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) recently inspected the quality of fish sold in public markets in the coastal municipalities of this province. The inspection was conducted by the Enforcement and Monitoring, Control, and...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid on Friday, May 26 pushed for the use of home solar panel systems in the country. Lapid, who filed Senate Bill No. 2138 or the proposed Net-Metering Program for Renewable Energy (RE) options, said such moves can help address the current power crisis being...
On top of the double whammy of rotational brownouts and scorching heat, consumers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be distressed with additional financial burden as its rates will go up by P0.1761 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in this May billing. For roughly 70-percent of the utility firm’s...
The recurring spikes in prices at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) will drive up the electricity rates that will be passed on to roughly 7.5 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) in their May billing cycle. According to Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate...
COPENHAGEN - The Danish government and its private sector players have expressed willingness to participate in prospective public-private partnership (PPP) as well as extending concessional loans to various sub-segments of the emerging offshore wind (OSW) industry and in energy infrastructure...
Christina Pabor, a trainee-alumna of SM Foundation’s KSK-SAP, joins the SM Sunday Market at SM City Calamba. For many, farming is a way of life. They gain a profound sense of purpose when they cultivate the land, plant seeds, and harvest fruits and vegetables that will nourish not just their...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Economic Enterprises and Business Development Administration (CEEBDA) admitted it has provided the Commission on Audit “erroneous and unbalanced list of delinquent and non-delinquent stallholders in the public markets” in this city. As a result, COA came up with...
