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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) engaged with power industry stakeholders to help ensure stable and reliable electricity supply for consumers during a meeting with the Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), as it continues to monitor potential impacts of rising Middle East tensions on global fuel markets. Stakeholders discussed developments related to gas supply from […]
The Department of Agriculture has launched a sweeping investigation into several fertilizer suppliers with government contracts and temporarily halted the release of their stocks following complaints over product quality. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. directed procurement and warehouse officials to suspend the distribution of fertilizer from the companies while the DA, together with the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) formalized a partnership with Rizal Medical Center by signing a Memorandum of Agreement to provide timely and quality medical services to MMDA personnel needing medical response while performing their duties. The agreement reinforces the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the health and well-being of its workforce, particularly those assigned to […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) conducted a symbolic turnover ceremony of the proceeds from the public auction of luxury vehicles registered to the Discaya family and their companies to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), reaffirming the government’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and the restitution of unlawfully acquired assets for the benefit of the Filipino […]
In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen border protection and intensify the campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Clark Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (CRK-IATFAID), successfully intercepted a shipment containing approximately 17,500 grams […]
Food prices re-emerged as a key inflation driver in February, prompting the Department of Agriculture to step up measures aimed at shielding low-income households, as well as farmers and fisherfolk, from potential price shocks amid rising global uncertainty. The DA said it has intensified monitoring of food prices and supply following fresh data indicating faster […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) conducted on Tuesday, 03 March 2026, a public hearing and expository presentation on the application of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) seeking approval of its proposed distribution rates for the first regulatory period 2027–2030. The initial hearing forms part of the Commission’s regulatory review process before any rate adjustments may be […]
The Department of Agriculture escalated its crackdown on alleged illegal fertilizer manufacturing in Mindanao, issuing a formal Show Cause Order that could pave the way for stiff administrative and criminal penalties. Through the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA), the DA’s regulatory arm, authorities ordered DQB Green Agricultural Products Trading in Makilala, North Cotabato to explain […]
The Philippines and the Republic of Korea (ROK) elevated their economic partnership, through the signing of an upgraded Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens cooperation in trade, investment, and economic cooperation at a time of rapid global economic shifts. The new MOU between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Korea’s Ministry of Trade, […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered a nationwide ground survey of farmer-beneficiaries as the Department of Agriculture escalates its probe into alleged substandard seeds, questionable fertilizer grades, and unreliable farm machinery distributed under government programs. Even before the survey got off the ground, Tiu Laurel said that the DA’s Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority […]