MANILA: Senator Win Gatchalian on Tuesday urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to fast-track and fully implement lower retail competition and open access (RCOA) threshold to enable consumers to enjoy competitive electricity pricing.

‘Lowering…

MANILA: Listed mining firm OceanaGold Philippines Inc. is expected to have higher gold and copper production in the second half of the year, its parent firm said on Tuesday.

“So we see quarter three will be stronger than quarter two and quarter four …

MANILA: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) reported on Tuesday the arrest of five foreign nationals operating an online scam hub in a Cavite suburb.

The NBI Cybercrime Division arrested Chinese Shang Guan Jian Bao, Guan Pei Hong and Masi Yi, …

MANILA: The Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday the number of reported leptospirosis cases nationwide has increased by 17 percent in the past two weeks.

A total of 255 new leptospirosis cases were logged from July 21 to Aug. 3 after the onslaught…

COTABATO: At least 476 members of the B’laan indigenous community in Tulunan, North Cotabato, were granted free insurance coverage by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) through the assistance of the provincial Department of Agrarian Refo…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved ‘in principle’ the proposed creation of a Cabinet cluster for education that will be tasked to create a 10-year national plan aimed at addressing the learning gaps in the country, Department of Ed…

MANILA: Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is back in the Philippines and declared he has resumed training after finishing fourth in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In his Facebook post Tuesday and with Manila as locator, he said Filipinos will…

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) is seeking the removal of the requirement of a master’s degree to become guidance counselors in a bid to fill vacancies and help address bullying in schools.

There are around 5,000 vacant guidance counselor…