Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allocated around PHP4 billion this year in capital spending to reduce non-revenue water (NRW) in the West Zone. ‘We are accelerating our NRW Management projects this year so that we can recover more water s…
The advisory group that screened ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has recommended the filing of administrative and criminal charges against four senior police officials for their alleged links to illegal drugs, Interior Secret…
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its food unit San Miguel Foods, has purchased over 1.3 million metric tons of corn amounting to PHP23.9 billion from farmers nationwide since 2020 to date. This is part of the company’s continuing initiative to so…
The planned merger of government-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will push through, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla said. “The decision has been made. It must be imp…
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday said the government will continue to support the country’s labor force as the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in March 2023 from 4.8 percent in February 2023. In…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday said it will submit samples of the questioned Ocean’s Best Tuna products to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine whether these are safe for consumption. A fact-finding bo…
The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved on final reading a measure establishing specialty centers in hospitals under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health (DOH). With 256 affirmative votes, zero negative vo…
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police (Polri) held a security exercise on May 6 for the 42nd ASEAN Summit which will take place from May 9-11 in the town of Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province.National Police Chief Ge…
Indonesia is determined to form the ASEAN Village Network as a platform for cooperation between member countries’ villages to contribute to and obtain direct benefit from the development in the region. “The focus of the ASEAN village network is cooper…
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday called for an inquiry into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) that poses a major threat to workers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) industries. ‘AI is developing f…
Around 6,000 policemen have been deployed to various destinations across the country as part of the ‘Oplan Ligtas Sumvac (summer vacation) 2023’ campaign to ensure the safety of local and foreign tourists, especially during fiesta celebrations this mo…
The privatization of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports would not solve the worsening condition of these facilities, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Sunday. Instead of pushing for the airports’ privatization as proposed by fe…
