The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) has raised its transmission rate for the July billing period following the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval of under-recoveries and its maximum allowable revenue (MAR). The transmission charge rose to P0.5923 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from P0.4611 in June. While ancillary services rates dipped to P0.5872/kWh from P0.6182, the overall average transmission …

Berong Nickel Corporation (BNC), a subsidiary of DMCI Mining, has signed a mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) for its Long Point property in Aborlan, Palawan. The deal, inked on August 8, covers 2,177.34 hectares and grants BNC exclusive rights to explore, develop, and utilize mineral resources in the area for an initial 25-year …

HOUSE OF FINANCIALFREEDOMBy Chinkee Tan Hi, there! I’m Chinkee Tan. For over 15 years, I’ve been helping Filipinos get out of debt, manage money wisely, and build a better future. If you’re new here, welcome! This is our first issue, and we’re starting strong. Let’s talk about something real: Financial stress. You know that feeling? You lie awake at night. …

President  Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to explore the possibility of constructing additional containment structures for watersheds in the Sierra Madre area to mitigate flooding and minimize environmental damage. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the President has tasked him to study the project. Bonoan explained that the DPWH will conduct feasibility …

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has partnered with the city government of Manila to fast-track the construction of the Solis and Blumentritt Stations of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project. During clearing operations at the Old Antipolo Road on Tuesday, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the partnership is in response to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order to accelerate the …

In a bid to invest in eco-friendly practices as well as to undertake minimizing its carbon footprint, Light Rail Transit Line 2-Systems signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Alpha Distinct Development Solutions, Inc. LRT Line-2 System Administration Hernando Cabrera and Alpha DDSI President Michelle Bautista-Tanada commit widen their support to adapt to global climate change by ensuring most, if not …

Citing being blindsided and excluded from the process, concerned government employees and private citizens petition the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the agreement between the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) and the San Miguel Corporation’s New NAIA  Infrastructure Corp (NNIC). Petitioners also want to void the public-private partnership between the two. Last week, present and former airport employees, together with …

The  Economy and Development Council (ED) has approved the public-private partnership (PPP) for the operation and maintenance of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). The North-South Commuter Railway is a 147-kilometer mass transit system that is planned to connect Clark, Pampanga to Calamba, Laguna. With 58 eight-car train sets, it is expected to ferry up to 800,000 passengers daily and halve …

It started when the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSSA) issued a report that a certain staff from the office of Senator Panfilo Lacson had smelled from an adjacent ladies’ room an odor akin to marijuana smoke. Prior to Sen. Ping Lacson’s staff’s discovery on August 12, 2025 about a marijuana-like smell emanating from the women’s powder room, there was …

Not only prayers, but huge prayers, are needed in times like this. If they are requested for the sake of the so-called Queen of All Media Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino, plainly known as Kris Aquino, it isn’t purely personal. They even go beyond socio-political dimensions because she is a scion of national leaders however past. Like anyone else, Kris’ health …