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MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of jeepney drivers and operators held a rally in front of the Senate to continue protesting the public utility vehicles modernization program (PUVMP), which they claimed was “killing them softly.”
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) yesterday asked farmers to use drone technology to boost rice yields and lower production costs.
Senator Grace Poe said plans and promises touted under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization have remained unrealized seven years since the program was introduced.
Magandang umaga po sa inyong lahat. Marami po dito pamilyar na nakasama natin sa loob ng pitong taon at ako'y natutuwa na ang papalit sa Committee on Public Services ay isang maasahan natin at didinggin din ang inyong mga hinanaing... At tsaka, siyempre, I also like to acknowledge ang ating walang sawang pagtulong rin ng vice chair ng Committee on Public Services, si Senator JV.
The premiere basketball leagues in and out of the country ended their championship series within two days of each other. But still insatiable is a people who eat basketball for breakfast, including millions with nothing to break their fast. Meralco bolted out of a 14-year wait to win its inaugural title. Finally. And for the power consumer fans to forget about its service and cost issues. Temporarily.
Italpinas Development [IDC 1.17, up 13.6%; 435% avgVol] [link] disclosed that it entered into a joint venture with the owners of a two-hectare lot in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, to develop a mixed-use condominium project. IDC said that the project will cost a total of P2.81 billion to develop, but that its subsidiary, IDC Prime, expects a gross profit margin of 52.55% from the project.
Filinvest Development Corporation [FDC 5.40, down 1.6%; 0% avgVol] [link] said that its subsidiary, Filinvest Hospitality Corp. (FHC), topped-off its newest hotel in Camp John Hay called Grafik Hotel Collection Baguio. The 256-room project cost P2.7 billion to complete and will begin commercial operations in Q1/25. This hotel is the first under FHC’s Grafik brand and the seventh FHC’s overall hospitality portfolio. FHC has two other brands (Crimson and Quest) that each have three hotels.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Food Authority Council has approved the recommendation to sell aging but good NFA rice stocks at P29 per kilo through Kadiwa stores, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday.