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  1. THE Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation operates the country’s largest coal mine on Semirara Island, Antique, under Operating Contract No. 5, which is set to expire on 14 July 2027.

    Semirara coal supply at risk by July 2027

    The Department of Energy is being urged to resolve the contested requirements pertaining to the bidding of the mine being operated by Semirara Mining and Power…

  2. Inflation, E-Wallets

    Inflation, E-Wallets

    Saving and investing are hard but necessary amid the threat of inflation.

  3. Consumers back reform, not SOCOTECO II takeover

    Consumers back reform, not SOCOTECO II takeover

    A Bantay Kuryente survey reveals SOCOTECO II consumers want better service, less politics, and cooperative reform. Most are open to slight rate increases if…

  4. Group seeks CSP rules overhaul

    Group seeks CSP rules overhaul

    Consumer group National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms (Nasecore) has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to scrap and replace the current…

  5. WHO urged to change cigar control tack

    WHO urged to change cigar control tack

    Scientific studies showed that the number and concentration of substances produced from smoking are related to high temperatures that occur during combustion

  6. A customer buys bread at a supermarket in Quezon City. Asia and the Pacific still faces challenges but remains resilient, according to an updated Asian Development Bank report.

    Consumers upbeat; firms optimistic — BSP

    Consumers said they expect higher wages, more income sources and opportunities for permanent jobs, and more family members to work this year.

  7. MWSS Chief Regulator Patrick Lester N. Ty

    Water rates mixed after tariff changes

    The adjustment reflects fluctuations in foreign exchange rates affecting foreign currency-denominated loans, which will impact the tariffs of the water…