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When I gas up now, it’s past $6 a gallon for regular gasoline, and if you’re a big rig trucker, diesel is over $9 a gallon in California. When I do my groceries at the Island Pacific supermarket, a pound of bok choy for my pork neck bone sinigang , the same bunch that cost 99 cents before, is $2.99 now, even with my 12% senior citizen discount on Tuesdays. And it’s not just our wallet being emp...
Nouryon brings U.S. solar project online at Morris, Illinois, facility The Manila Times
PharmaCorp Closes Two Previously Announced Acquisitions and Provides Acquisition Pipeline Update The Manila Times
Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings Announce Quarterly Distributions and Timing of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings The Manila Times
Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after domestic violence accusation The Manila Times
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter PHILIPPINE FACTORY ACTIVITY sharply contracted in September for the first time since April, as weak demand, high oil prices and strong international competition weighed on manufacturers. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in September from 54.9 in August. This marked the first contraction since April...
PHILIPPINE FACTORY ACTIVITY sharply contracted in September for the first time since April, as weak demand, high oil prices and strong international competition weighed on manufacturers. Read the full story .
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the Philippines is ready to be among the first countries to tap the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). The DENR said at New York Climate Week that the fund, which pays countries to keep their tropical forests standing, will help the Philippines with its forest restoration efforts. Analiza Rebuelta-Teh, environment undersecre...
THE PHILIPPINES’ national carbon intensity continues to rise, according to the Climate Change Commission (CCC). Speaking before corporate executives at the Philippine Net Zero Conference 2026, CCC Secretary Robert E.A. Borje said the country’s fossil carbon dioxide has increased by 25% since 2021. “At the national level, the absolute emissions trajectory still moves, however, in the opposite di...
Numab Therapeutics Appoints Dr. Rajesh Chopra as Chief Scientific Officer to Advance its Proprietary Multispecific Antibody Pipeline The Manila Times
PHILIPPINE factory activity contracted in September, showing a deterioration for the first time since April, due to a surge in oil prices and weak demand. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 49.6 in September from 54.9 in August. This was the first contraction in five months or since the 48.3 in April. A PMI reading below 50 shows a deterioration in...
Researchers have identified a potential source of uranium in a long-explored mining district in the southern Philippines, as Manila moves to establish nuclear power and expand its critical minerals industry. The discovery, which could provide uranium for the nuclear fuel cycle if further exploration confirms its viability, was made in the Larap-Paracale mining district in Camarines Norte provin...
By Alexandria Grace C. Magno, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE stock market’s pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs) is gaining traction after a slow start to the year, with three companies set to test whether fresh listings can draw capital into a market struggling with weak sentiment and limited liquidity. Analysts said successful offerings could encourage more companies to tap the stock market, ...
EXL's seventh Sustainability Report showcases continued measurable progress across CSR, emissions reductions, renewable energy and responsible AI governance The Manila Times
RENEWABLE ENERGY developer ACEN Corp. has signed another agreement with Dutch investor Diamond India Renewables One B.V. (DIRO) involving a stake of up to 49% in a new solar project in India. In a regulatory filing on Wednesday, ACEN said it signed a securities subscription and purchase agreement and a shareholders’ agreement for the acquisition of up to 49% of Ijya Five Renewables Pte. Ltd. Ij...
MERALCO POWERGEN Corp. (MGEN) and VITRO REIT, Inc. have agreed to study the development of data centers integrated with renewable energy (RE) and power generation facilities. In a statement on Wednesday, MGEN said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with VITRO to conduct a joint feasibility study covering potential sites, power generation capacity, RE resources, connectivity requireme...
Report maps China's emissions trajectory manilatimes.net
Precision Drilling Corporation 2026 Third Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast The Manila Times
Plains All American Pipeline and Plains GP Holdings Announce Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer The Manila Times
RENEWABLE ENERGY developer Alternergy Holdings Corp. said it raised P2 billion from its maiden issuance of fixed-rate corporate notes in the Philippine debt capital market. The company said in a statement on Tuesday that the 1.5-year notes were oversubscribed and attracted more than 125 qualified buyers. Alternergy said the notes received a PRS Aa Minus credit rating with a Stable Outlook from ...
THE PESO edged down fur ther against the dollar on Tuesday as the prolonged conflict between the United States and Iran continued to push up global crude oil prices. The currency slipped by two centavos to end at P62.565 versus the greenback from its P62.545 finish on Monday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines’ website showed. The local unit opened Tuesday’s session stronger a...
