JEEPNEYS wait for passengers at a transport terminal within the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMANSHOPPING malls in Metro Manila will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. starting Nov. 14 as part of measures to ease traffic

CUSTOMERS of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in areas severely flooded during Tropical Storm Paeng will receive a rebate of P50 in their December bill, the company announced on Tuesday.  “We hope that this assistance, however small, will be of some help to our customers as they

A BILL has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to create a program that will assist solo parents in locating and filing cases against absentee partners who do not pay child support.    House Bill 4807 seeks to establish the National Child Support Program, which

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said funding releases at the end of October amounted to P5.08 trillion, exceeding the P5.024-trillion budget for 2022, with P200.19 billion in unprogrammed appropriations and P45.29 billion in other automatic appropriations helping drive spending over the limit.The DBM

JICABy Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior ReporterJAPAN will lend the Philippines ¥377 billion to build the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR), a 147-kilometer line between Clark in Central Luzon and Calamba, Laguna.“It’s a very positive indication or expression of continuing support,” Timothy John R. Batan, Transportation undersecretary for

FACTORY output increased for a fourth consecutive month in September, but at a slower rate than August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.  According to preliminary data from the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries, manufacturing output, as gauged by the volume

NGCP.PHTHE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it levied a P5.1-million fine on the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), citing its failure to procure adequate levels of reserve power to ensure grid security and stability. In a statement, the regulator said that the NGCP did

REUTERSTHE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said potential Taiwan locators have made $65 million worth of investment pledges in the wake of a recent roadshow promoting the Philippines.PEZA said the Oct. 24 trade mission obtained seven investment pledges from Taiwan companies.These include an expansion projects by

PHILIPPINE STARBy Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, ReporterTHE Senate’s P5.268-trillion budget bill has been sponsored out of committee for plenary debate, keeping the spending plan on track for approval sometime before the end of the year.Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, sponsored

ACCIONA.COMTHE Department of Transportation (DoTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have invited Spanish companies to participate in the Philippine infrastructure program.“We have a plethora of transport projects. Your participation will run along other major development partners and other international companies, and