MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to justify its approval of an electricity rate hike starting in October this year.

“We need to ensure that any pass-through charges are justified so that any…

MANILA: More than two in five Filipinos said their income grew in the second quarter of the year, results of TransUnion’s Q2 Consumer Pulse Study showed.

TransUnion’s Consumer Pulse Study surveyed 944 adult Filipino consumers from May 1 to 10, 2024. …

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 5 (Bicol) is calling on local government units (LGUs) and hog raisers to strengthen the implementation of the ‘Bantay ASF (African swine fever) sa Barangay’ (BABay ASF) program to prevent and …

MANILA: University of the Philippines defeated University of the East, 25-15, 25-16, 25-22, to improve its record in the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday.

Kianne Louise Olongo led the Fighting Maroons wit…

LEGAZPI CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol is conducting an investigation and coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Matnog in Sorsogon province after confirming the sale of juvenile sharks by the kilo in…

MANILA: The country’s first case of mpox for 2024, a 33-year-old male patient with no travel history, visited two establishments in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday.

‘He is not a Quezon City resident. However, h…

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday greeted First Lady Liza Marcos, on her 65th birthday, expressing his gratitude for everything she has done for him and their children.

‘To my beautiful wife Liza Marcos, on this day, you deserve …

ILOILO CITY: The province of Iloilo is once again placed in a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak.

This developed as the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) adopted a resolution declaring another state of calamity in the province, duri…