Brunei News Gazette

Day: September 27, 2023

Prolonged tariff cuts on agri imports get mixed reactions

A proposal to further extend tariff cuts on agricultural goods to moderate inflationary forces drew both support and appeals for caution from leaders of key business groups and academics. This came as a reaction to reports that an Inter-Agency Committ…

More power consumers in Iloilo City to get P3.3-M bill refund

Consumers who religiously pay their electricity dues are assured of reimbursement for their bill deposit as the distribution utility here on Wednesday said it is eyeing to process an additional PHP3.3 million in refunds by the end of 2023. More Electr…

206-MW wind power facility to rise in Northern Samar

A 206-megawatt wind power facility will rise in Northern Samar as three renewable energy (RE) firms will collaborate to undertake the project. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stocks Exchange index (PSEi) Wednesday, Vivant Energy Corp. said it entere…

Acorda orders reassignment of 3K cops with kin running in BSKE

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. has ordered the reassignment of close to 3,000 police officers whose family members and relatives are running in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). In a state…

WNCAA season 54 kicks off Sept. 30

Centro Escolar University (CEU) and Chiang Kai Shek College (CKSC) will kick off their basketball title-retention bid at the Women’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) Season 54 on Sept. 30. CEU, the seniors champion, will battle San Bed…