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By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter MINERS are expected to encounter stronger demand for major Philippine minerals like copper, nickel, and gold in 2025, industry officials said. “We remain upbeat on…

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it collected P130.91 billion in tobacco excise taxes in the first 11 months of 2024, well behind the pace needed to hit the…

FACTORY OUTPUT declined in November by 4.2% year on year, with the indicator dragged down by consecutive typhoons, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. According to preliminary results…

GERMAN companies listed high energy costs, inadequate infrastructure, and supply chain disruptions as their top concerns that tempered their confidence in the Philippine market, the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and…

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said on Tuesday that Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWMC) continues to operate at the Kalangitan Sanitary Landfill, violating the temporary restraining order…

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…