Screengrab from a Facebook live of Mi Chel/ MANILA BULLETIN Around eight families were displaced, while six houses were damaged in a fire that broke out in a residential area at the corner of Quezon and Chesa Streets in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 9. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection...
The Manila City Council (MCC) announced on Monday, Oct. 9, that it has passed an ordinance to strengthen the “First 1000 Days of Life," a nutrition program for soon-to-be mothers, infants, and young children in the city. MCC passed the ordinance in a regular session presided over by Manila Vice...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is preparing to deploy at least 300 generator sets (gensets) to avert blackouts or power interruption scenarios that could mar the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) by the end of this month. On top of that,...
The industrial sector has started showing signs of prospective rebound as the drop on energy sales had already narrowed down to 1.0%, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has noted. Sales to manufacturing facilities and key industries, the power firm said, hovered at 10,570...
In a scathing privilege speech, Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez has accused power distribution giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) of overcharging its 7.6 million customers for the past nine years. Fernandez claimed that Meralco has been...
Recognized for its pioneering efforts in sustainable real estate developments, NEO will be one of the featured sustainability advocate brands in the highly anticipated Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2023. This move of the company showcases its unwavering commitment to advancing its...
Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc., the dynamic infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group, has further strengthened its pledge to sustainability promotion and actions by joining the Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum 2023. The annual Manila Bulletin Sustainability Forum adheres to its objective of...
A significant milestone in Türkiye’s history is the celebration of its 100th year anniversary. The Turkish Embassy in Manila hosted a reception on Oct. 26 led by its Ambassador, H.E. Niyazi Evren Akyol and his wife Mme. Indri P. Akyol at the Rigodon Ballroom of the Peninsula Manila. Ambassador...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is scheduled to a sign a ‘nuclear cooperation agreement’ with US firm Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp for the targeted installation of a micro modular reactor (MMR) demonstration project in the Philippines. Meralco Executive Vice President and Chief...
MGen Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), the renewable energy investment arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ,will be queueing up to P200 billion worth of investments for the gigantic 3,500-megawatt solar farm development that shall be integrated with 4,000-megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage...
During this year’s celebration of Austria’s National Day, Austrian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Johann Brieger pointed to the “positive developments” in trade relations between the two countries. He mentioned this amid the festivities held on Oct. 25 at Grand Hyatt Manila, where he...
After more than a year, the President has finally appointed a secretary at the helm of the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the person of Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. The appointment comes after the President has started initiating reforms in the agricultural sector, such as supporting farmers,...
