MANILA, Philippines — Power producers can now propose larger generating facilities after regulators removed the capacity limit to boost the country’s electricity supply. The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) issued a resolution lifting the capacity limit of 600 megawatts (MW) per generating unit in Luzon, and 150 MW in the Visayas and Mindanao. READ: ERC imposes power

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday urged Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan to exercise greater restraint in his public statements after remarks that conveyed a “thinly veiled threat” of using force.

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Vicente Sotto III on Thursday shrugged off allegations that he received suitcases filled with cash, while former Sen. Sonny Trillanes outright denied the claim. Sotto and Trillanes issued their responses after Rodante Orbillo, one of the so-called “Maleta boys,” told the Sandiganbayan that he personally delivered suitcases of

MANILA, Philippines — Three lawmakers from the House of Representatives have called out a podcast after one of their hosts mocked Joshua Aquino, queen of all media Kris Aquino’s son who was born with autism, with one saying that there is nothing “macho” in ridiculing differently abled individuals. In a statement on Thursday, Mamamayang Liberal party-list

House lead prosecutor Gerville Luistro has apologized for the viral, wacky photos of prosecution members taken at the Senate Session Hall after Vice President Sara Duterte"s impeachment trial went on recess.

MANILA, Philippines — At least five espionage-related cybercrime cases are pending before regional trial courts (RTCs) in Makati, Pasay and Manila, a Department of Justice official said Thursday. During a Senate hearing on proposed measures to update the country’s espionage laws, DOJ Senior State Counsel Fretti Ganchoon corrected her earlier statement that no espionage cases

The PCC penalized several onion importers and traders for cartel behavior which led the price of local onion to surge to around P800 per kilo in 2022. They were fined a record P1.76 billion.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) fell short of its revenue target for the first nine months of the year by P43 billion, though it still posted double-digit growth in September. As of Oct. 13, the latest data showed that the BIR collected P203.58 billion in September, an 11-percent jump from the

MANILA, Philippines — 1PWD party-list Rep. JD Castro said that his group will file a complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against Machong Chismisan podcast hosts over their insensitive remarks directed towards people with disabilities (PWD). The five male hosts faced backlash after they made comments about Joshua “Josh” Aquino, the eldest son

TACLOBAN CITY — The municipal government of Pagsanghan, Samar, will adopt a four-day onsite workweek and work-from-home arrangements every Friday to conserve electricity and water amid the prevailing Super El Niño conditions. Under the new schedule, Mayor Sed Hendrix Tan said on Thursday that municipal offices will operate from Monday to Thursday, with working hours