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THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will vacate temporarily its headquarters along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay next year to pave the way for the retrofitting of its 50-year old building. The building, considered as one of the country’s national cultural properties, has been declared unsafe as it no longer conforms to the safety standards of

BFP-Davao records 77 fire cases in March 2023

(File photo) MANILA - The bills regulating the use of vintage and electric vehicles in the country have lapsed into law. President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the two measures to lapse on April 15 sans his signature. Under Republic Act (RA) 11697, a Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry (CREVI) will serve as a national development plan for the electric vehicles (EV) industry to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of EVs in the country. The comprehensive r...

The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) have formed a partnership to assist customers applying for electrical connections. The partnership was sealed last November 24, Meralco said Thursday. Under the partnership, Meralco will extend the implementation of electronic Certificates of Final Electrical Inspection (eCFEI) to…

Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has cemented a partnership with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) so they can work together on fast-tracking the electricity service connections of business locators in economic zones. According to Meralco, the tie-up is crucial i

Breach of ‘outage allowance’ The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) had served summons to at least 17 power generation companies (GenCos) “to explain the unplanned outages that breached the maximum allowable unplanned outage days per year.” In a statement to the media, the ERC emphasized tha

Powered by the common mission of ensuring public safety and the continuous conveyance of electricity, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Meralco’s Chief Legal Counsel Atty. William S. Pamintuan and Chief Commercial Officer Engr. Ferdinand O. Geluz, Secretary Eduardo M. Año of the Depa