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Customers in the franchise areas of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) may expect cheaper power rates in August, Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga said last week.  “While we have yet to receive the final billings from our suppliers, we expect a possible decrease in the generation charge this month,” he said in a message to reporters.  Zaldarriaga said prices at the …

Headline inflation hit a 16-month low in July, settling at 4.7 percent from 5.4 percent in June, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last week. In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said last month’s headline inflation was down from 6.8 percent in the same month last year and the lowest recorded since 4 percent in March 2022. Core inflation, …

The Department of Health (DOH) has detected two more cases of the EG.5 Omicron subvariant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In its latest Covid-19 biosurveillance report on Friday, the EG.5 cases were among the 767 samples sequenced by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine and the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center Main and Mindanao branches last July …

Manila Water renews the call to its customers to avail of desludging services for the month of August to help protect our waterways. To support this call, the company continues to field its siphoning trucks and coordinates with barangay offices to encourage communities to avail of this service at no additional cost. In the City of Manila, residents of barangays …

As part of the intensified inter-agency effort to address all illegal activities being linked to offshore gaming operations in the country, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) announced that it has introduced a new regulatory framework for offshore gaming licensees. During the Senate Committee Hearing on August 2, 2023, PAGCOR’s Assistant Vice President for Offshore Gaming Licensing Atty. Jessa …

More than 30,000‬ food and non-food packs worth over P17 million have been delivered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to the provinces of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Abra and Baguio City, which were among the areas battered by Super Typhoon Egay in Northern Luzon. On August 01, 2023, the agency handed out a total of 1,969 food …

As part of its 26th anniversary celebration this August, Manila Water, through its social development arm Manila Water Foundation, launched Project Drink 72 where the Company will provide refrigerated drinking fountains (RDFs) to seventy-two (72) public schools in Quezon City. Manila Water handed over RDFs to the first batch of 20 public schools in an event held at the Balara Elementary …

For many, Palawan is a haven for travelers, boasting a mix of lush greenery and crystal-clear waters. But for its residents, the enchanting island province is a home and an inseparable part of their identity. In Brgy. Irawan, Puerto Princesa, midwife Narcisa Jagmis, a proud member of the Tagbanua tribe, leads the community’s birthing facility. Built in 2016, the Brgy. …

Vice President Sara Duterte and PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco pose for posterity after the MOA signing between the OVP and the state-run gaming and regulatory firm. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will now be able to expand the reach of its social services after the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) formally committed P120 million in …

By Mike G. Jamisola Barring major hitches and glitches, the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) will soon have its own regional office in the province of Cebu. This developed after Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia expressed willingness to help NCSC find a place for the construction of its regional office preferably in Cebu City.   Seizing the huge opportunity, NCSC Chairman …