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COTABATO CITY – Despite their political fallout, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has called for a deeper investigation into the ambush against interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua as it appealed for calm to avoid things from spiraling out of control. Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim, MILF chair, condemned the ambush on Macacua, whom the
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officer in charge of the trust fund for inmates at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) has reported back to the Mandaluyong City facility and promised to cooperate with the investigation into P6 million worth of missing funds. In a statement on Sunday, BuCor confirmed that corrections
LHV Group's own share acquisition transactions The Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman is training investigators to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated corruption schemes, as wrongdoing becomes harder to detect and evidence is increasingly buried in paperwork, financial transactions and government procedures. For six weeks, 60 Ombudsman personnel underwent an intensive Field Investigation Course to strengthen their skills in...
MANILA, Philippines – Ramon S. Ang’s acquisition of a 25.68% stake in Lopez Inc. has moved beyond a family ownership story and into the regulatory arena, with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) now examining whether his entry into the Lopez holding company could have implications for competition in the power sector. ERC Chair Francis Saturnino Juan told reporters last week the regulator is ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration will continue distributing free rice to poor Filipino families every two months, with nearly 8 million households targeted to receive the assistance nationwide, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said on Sunday. The free rice distribution program was part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure that no Filipino family
MAIMBUNG, Sulu — Youth leaders from various towns in Sulu planted mangroves in a coastal community here on Saturday, Aug. 15, to cushion storm surges as part of the Information-Serbisyo Caravan of the Regional Development Council-9 (RDC-9) Communication and Advocacy Committee (ComAdCom). Marie Angelique Go, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-9 (DENR-9) regional executive director,
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — The municipal government of San Francisco has shortened face-to-face classes in all public and private schools amid scorching heat, shifting afternoon learning to alternative delivery modes. Mayor Grace Carmel Paredes-Bravo directed schools in the municipality to hold in-person classes only from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. Under Executive Order
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES must ensure regulatory predictability and secure reliable power and water to effectively position itself as a major manufacturing hub, according to executives of global management consulting firm Kearney. “We believe that the Philippines, while perhaps not as strong as Vietnam and others, has a track record of success in manufacturing. S...
MANILA, Philippines — Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong on Sunday called for an investigation into the attack on Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua and his companions. The lawmaker made the call a day after Macacua and his companions survived a shooting when their convoy
METRO PACIFIC Tollways Corp. (MPTC) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan said San Miguel Corp. (SMC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramon S. Ang will lead the companies’ planned combined tollway business as merger talks advance. “(The management) will mainly be in Ramon’s (Ramon S. Ang) hands. He will be the CEO,” Mr. Pangilinan said on the sidelines of an event last week when asked about ...
SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. is taking a cautious approach to residential projects as it monitors buyer demand, works through existing inventory, and completes developments already under construction. “For core and even premium, we’re taking a wait-and-see approach, checking how the market is reacting. We still have quite a bit of inventory to work through,” SM Prime Executive Vice-President Cris No...
By Alexandria Grace C. Magno, Reporter MARKS & SPENCER (M&S) will bring a new store format recently introduced in London to the Philippines, featuring a larger food section, as PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (MAP) takes over the British retailer’s local operations. MAP Founder and Chief Executive Officer Virendra Prakash Sharma said the company plans to adopt the newer M&S format for its Philippine st...
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RAZON-LED Prime Infrastructure Capital, Inc.’s (Prime Infra) $2.57-billion Wawa Pumped Storage Power Project is 18% complete and remains on track to begin operations by 2030, its top official said. Prime Infra President and Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Lucci said the project’s integrated bulk water component has already been completed and has been operating for some time. “Our goal is very...
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is assessing whether businessman Ramon S. Ang’s acquisition of a 25.68% stake in Lopez, Inc. could trigger market-share caps, cross-ownership limits, or other restrictions in the power sector, its chairman said. “We will look into that if there is need to check the impact of the concerned stakeholders’ compliances with market share caps or cross-ownership ...
(After accounting for inflation) Inflation-adjusted wages were 23.4% to 30% lower than current daily minimum wages across Philippine regions in July 2026. In peso terms, real wages were around P106.33 to P182.76 lower than the current daily minimum wages set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards.
By Mark Joseph M. Sanchez THE court order halting Metro Manila’s latest minimum wage increase raises questions about how far judges can intervene in wage-setting and whether the country’s existing system gives enough weight to workers’ needs alongside employers’ ability to absorb higher labor costs. The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 152 on Aug. 13 issued a writ of preliminary inj...
THE government could increase its support fund for local government units (LGUs) next year if this year’s funding proves effective, Executive Secretary Ralph G. Recto said during his Cebu visit. About 210,000 students in more than 42,000 barangays nationwide have benefited from the Presidential Scholars Program, Mr. Recto said in Filipino, according to a statement on Sunday. The government also...
AN OFFICER of the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) returned after her absence without official leave since July 29, to cooperate in the investigation into alleged anomalies into the prisoners’ trust fund, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said. Corrections Officer 2 Bianca Ramos returned to the CIW on Saturday accompanied by her sisters and legal counsel, BuCor Director General Gregorio...
