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THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved capital expenditure (capex) proposals amounting to P101.81 billion in 2024. The applications had been filed by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP)…

THE Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the constitutionality of several provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), ruling that electricity generation and supply are not public utility operations but…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it banned imports of poultry and wild birds from New Zealand (NZ) after an outbreak of Type H7N6 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly…

THE interim management contract for the golf facilities at Camp John Hay (CJH) in Baguio City has been awarded to Golfplus Management, Inc., the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)…

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said it issued a memorandum order implementing the preferential tariffs the Philippines will enjoy as a result of its free trade agreement (FTA) with South…

LIMITED GROWTH in public health pending in the 2025 national budget could delay progress towards Universal Health Care (UHC), Fitch Solutions unit BMI said. The UHC Act or Republic Act…

By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter AFFORDABLE medicine remains out of reach for much of the population despite their availability, with the main obstacle being inadequate distribution to remote areas,…

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it has dropped run-of-river hydro from the third round of the green energy auction (GEA-3), which will be delayed to next month. “The DoE…

MERCHANDISE exports in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to grow by up to 3.5% in 2025 despite a slower recovery in major economies and potential trade tensions, the United Nations…

FISCAL and monetary tools for spurring the economies of the region are limited, with governments still consolidating the debt they took on during the pandemic and interest rate cuts unlikely…