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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued Resolution No. 09, Series of 2026, adopting the revised rules on how distribution utilities (DUs) may recover certain local taxes—specifically real property tax (RPT), local franchise tax (LFT), and business tax (BT)—from electricity consumers.The updated rules aim to make the process of recovering these taxes more transparent, fair, […]
Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno led the inspection and turnover of various seized illegal drugs at the Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC–NAIA), with a total estimated value of over ₱38 million, seized at warehouse facilities in Pasay City. The operations were carried out in line with the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has dispatched 18 trucks to transport vegetables from Benguet following reports of oversupply in the region that has left local farmers struggling to sell their harvest, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said. Tiu Laurel said the DA’s logistics teams, including the KADIWA program under the Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon jointly inspected a farm-to-market road (FMR) project in Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte, as the government steps up a nationwide audit following the transfer of agricultural road development to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The officials visited an 800-meter concrete road in […]
In furtherance of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure that only safe and compliant products are sold in local markets, the Bureau of Customs (BOC), under the leadership of Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno, continues to tighten border control measures, blocking ₱47.436 million worth of various frozen and processed food products at the Port of Subic. […]
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson and CEO Atty. Francis Saturnino Juan joined global and local energy leaders in a high-level forum entitled “The Role of the Law in Accelerating the Energy Transition in the Philippines,” organized by ClientEarth at the Makati Shangri-La, where he underscored the critical role of laws and regulations in enabling a […]
Residents in the country’s most isolated barangays are now accessing safe, potable water at costs reduced by more than 50%, according to a recent report of the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO), the office created by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in 2023 under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to harmonize national water […]
In response to the declaration of a State of National Energy Emergency under Executive Order No. 110, Series of 2026, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has modified the current automatic generation cost pass-through mechanism and directed all distribution utilities (DUs) experiencing a significant increase in generation costs to submit detailed reports to enable timely regulatory […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) reinforced its measures to ensure the steady and unhampered flow of petroleum imports across all ports through intensified daily monitoring and priority processing of fuel shipments. To ensure the unhampered entry of critical fuel shipments, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno issued OCOM Memo No. 36‑2026, instructing all ports to enforce preferential […]
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) welcomed Maria Luisa Montemayor-Sian as its newest member of the Board of Directors, representing the civil society sector. Her oath of office was administered today by MinDA Chairperson Secretary Leo Tereso Magno during the 22nd Board of Directors Meeting held in Misamis Occidental. Secretary Magno emphasized the significance of Sian’s […]