How the pandemic and power rates are interconnected
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and Manila Electric Co. have continued to thresh out problems concerning the shockingly high electricity consumption billings given to mostly...
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The proverbial whipping boy named POGO
By the third week of May, one-third of the legal, law-abiding and tax-compliant Pogos (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) will have finished physically retrofitting and refurbishing...
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