Brunei News Gazette

Day: August 21, 2024

Lawmaker asks ERC to explain October rate hike

MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to justify its approval of an electricity rate hike starting in October this year.

“We need to ensure that any pass-through charges are justified so that any…

Filipinos hope to grow income but worry about household finances

MANILA: More than two in five Filipinos said their income grew in the second quarter of the year, results of TransUnion’s Q2 Consumer Pulse Study showed.

TransUnion’s Consumer Pulse Study surveyed 944 adult Filipino consumers from May 1 to 10, 2024. …

Bicol LGUs urged to step up ASF fight as cases resurge

LEGAZPI CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 5 (Bicol) is calling on local government units (LGUs) and hog raisers to strengthen the implementation of the ‘Bantay ASF (African swine fever) sa Barangay’ (BABay ASF) program to prevent and …

Fighting Maroons triumph over Lady Warriors in V-League

MANILA: University of the Philippines defeated University of the East, 25-15, 25-16, 25-22, to improve its record in the V-League Women’s Collegiate Challenge at the Paco Arena in Manila on Wednesday.

Kianne Louise Olongo led the Fighting Maroons wit…

BFAR-Bicol probes shark selling in Sorsogon town market

LEGAZPI CITY: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Bicol is conducting an investigation and coordination with the local government unit (LGU) of Matnog in Sorsogon province after confirming the sale of juvenile sharks by the kilo in…

Belmonte: PH’s 1st mpox case visited 2 QC establishments

MANILA: The country’s first case of mpox for 2024, a 33-year-old male patient with no travel history, visited two establishments in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte on Wednesday.

‘He is not a Quezon City resident. However, h…