March 8, 2024

Electricity rates up for 3 straight months

MANILA: Electricity rates in franchise areas of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) were higher this month, the distribution utility (DU) announced Friday.

In a statement, Meralco said the power rate increased by PHP0.0229 per kilowatt hour this mo…

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No extradition request yet for Quiboloy – DOJ

MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday has yet to receive an extradition request from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for Apollo Quiboloy following a California court’s unsealing of arrest orders for the controversial pastor who is …

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PhilHealth vows big accomplishments in upcoming SONA

MANILA: The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Friday assured that the agency would have significant accomplishments that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. could report to the public in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA).

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Loan growth up, domestic liquidity slows in January

MANILA: Bank lending of universal and commercial banks (U/KBs) grew at a faster rate in January this year while domestic liquidity growth slowed.

Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday showed that banks’ outstanding loans, e…

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PNR suspends NCR ops for NSCR construction

MANILA: The Philippine National Railways (PNR) is set to temporarily suspend the operations of Governor Pascual-Tutuban and Tutuban-Alabang routes to make way for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) project.

In a statement on …

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Cancer center to help beat No. 2 killer of Filipinos

MANILA: The soon-to-rise Philippine Cancer Center could prevent the death of thousands of Filipinos due to the dreaded disease.

To be built on a 5,000-square-meter lot inside the Philippine Blood Center complex along Quezon Avenue in Diliman, Quezon …

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