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World Giving Report: 78 percent of Filipinos donated money in ’25

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains one of the most generous countries in the world despite facing challenges, such as natural disasters, with a new study showing that 78 percent of Filipinos donated money last year to charities or directly to people in need. This was according to the findings of the World Giving Report

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Palace open to talks on scrapping ‘system loss’ billing

MANILA, Philippines — The government said on Thursday that it is open to considering suggestions from power distributors and electric cooperatives as it seeks to find a balance toward reducing electricity rates by removing system loss charges while ensuring the cost of efficient electricity delivery will not unfairly burden industry players. According to Palace press

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Police to take action against Sona disruptors

MANILA, Philippines — The police have started tracking down individuals and groups that supposedly tried to disrupt the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Marcos on July 27. “We respect every Filipino’s right to free expression, but we will take appropriate legal action against individuals who use digital platforms to incite violence, spread

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LTFRB reopens motorcycle taxi applications on Aug. 5

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Thursday that it is reopening applications for motorcycle taxi riders, which it earlier suspended after some riding-hailing companies exceeded the onboarding limit imposed by the agency. Those who want to apply for accreditation as motorcycle taxi platform providers (MTPPs) or for a

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Subic shipyard revival raises hopes for PH shipbuilding industry

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Philippines — The collapse of shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Philippines here in 2019 displaced thousands of workers and left one of Asia’s largest shipyards idle. But the facility marched closer to restoring its place in the shipbuilding industry with the inaugural launch at Agila Subic Shipyard on Tuesday of Orion Jade,

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Return of Mayon evacuees eyed as volcanic unrest eases

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — The local government of Camalig in Albay province has begun preparing for the return of 204 families displaced by Mt. Mayon’s unrest as volcanic activity continues to ease, although authorities stressed that no decampment order has been issued yet. The preparations came after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

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Host town seeks more info on Pax Silica

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, Philippines — Mayor Roseller Rodriguez of Capas, Tarlac, has asked the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) to “enlighten” the municipal government about the Pax Silica initiative planned within the government-owned 9,500-hectare New Clark City (NCC) in his town. “No other proximate community stands to bear the brunt of the

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