MANILA, Philippines — Customers of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will see higher electricity bills this month after the power distributor announced on Monday a rate increase of 23 centavos per kilowatt hour (kWh). This will bring the overall rate for a typical household to P13.3182 per kWh, up from P13.0851 per kWh in September.
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BSP wary of proposal to phase out large peso bills
MANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) appeared wary of proposals to withdraw large-denomination peso bills from circulation as a supposed deterrent to corruption, with Governor Eli Remolona Jr. warning that such a move could do more harm than good. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Remolona said the idea, while still under discussion,
PVL: Tia Andaya a boost off Choco Mucho bench in triumphant debut
MANILA, Philippines — Tia Andaya made a huge impact off the bench in his PVL debut for Choco Mucho on Monday night. The seventh overall pick made clutch plays in the fourth set, as they took down Cignal, 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 27-25, in the Reinforced Conference at Smart Araneta Coliseum. READ: PVL: Choco Mucho, led
Diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV launched in India at ₹3cr
Mercedes-Benz has reintroduced the diesel engine option for its iconic G-Class off-roader in India after a year-long gap.
PVL: PLDT off to rousing start after sweep of Capital
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT picked up where it left off and spoiled Bella Belen’s official debut with a 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 sweep of Capital1 in the PVL Reinforced Conference on Monday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The High Speed Hitters, coming off back-to-back title sweeps in the PVL on Tour and Invitational, extended their winning streak
PVL: Bella Belen takes in many lessons from loss to PLDT
MANILA, Philippines — In a One Sports’ Ask Me Anything session on Reddit eight months ago, Bella Belen gamely answered PLDT when asked which among the PVL clubs she fancies playing for if there was no rookie draft. Of course, Bellen ended up playing for Capital1, which drafted her first overall last June. On Monday,
Hero MotoCorp expands to Italy, its 49th international market
Hero MotoCorp expands to Italy, its 49th international market
You could soon pay tolls without stopping on Jaipur-Gurugram highway
Jio Payments Bank Limited (JPBL) has bagged a contract to deploy its innovative automatic FASTag recognition-based toll collection system on the Gurugram-Jaipur highway.