PCC fines MVP-linked firms P5.8M for late merger reports

Inquirer.net - Oct 30, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Two companies linked to tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan received a P5.8-million fine for repeatedly missing the reporting deadlines that the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) imposed as part of a merger clearance. According to the antitrust watchdog, it found Pilipinas Enterprise Management Holdings Inc. (PEMHI) and Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) liable for violating the

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MANILA, Philippines — While they will adhere to the Supreme Court (SC) order asking them to comment on a petition against the impeachment court’s decision allowing a lower minimum number of votes for conviction, two prosecutors believe such talks are premature due to the lack of a justiciable issue. In separate online interviews on Friday, lead public

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MANILA, Philippines — Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) booked stronger earnings in the first nine months, even as its coal business suffered losses in the third quarter. The Consunji-led group reported Friday that its consolidated net income rose by 11 percent to P11 billion from P9.9 billion in the same period last year. Its power

MV Peñafrancia’s safety certificate suspended after listing in Quezon

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MANILA, Philippines — The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has suspended the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate of roll-on/roll off (RoRo) vessel MV Virgen de Peñafrancia II. The suspension comes after the passenger boat capsized onto its right side at the Port of Real in Quezon earlier on Friday that resulted in the injury of three passengers.

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CALAPAN CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitored 8,480 passengers traveling in Southern Tagalog ports during six hours on Friday as authorities intensified security measures for the All Saints’ Day weekend rush. The Coast Guard District Southern Tagalog recorded 4,107 outbound passengers and 4,373 inbound passengers from midnight to 6 a.m. on Friday, according

PPI: No ‘persecution’ in libel case against ex-DA chief

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MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural company Planters Products Inc. (PPI) stood firm on complaints it had leveled against former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor, who had questioned the legality of the company’s rice imports. In a statement on Friday, PPI legal counsel and spokesperson Czarina Quintanilla-Raz rejected Montemayor’s portrayal of the case as “persecution.” They insisted that the

Cordillera town church given historical marker

Oct 30, 2026

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BAGUIO CITY — The municipality of Besao in Mountain Province received its first historical marker recognizing the heritage significance of St. Benedict Episcopal Church. The marker recognizes the church’s role in the growth of the Episcopal Church in the Cordillera and its contribution to community life in Besao. St. Benedict Episcopal Church traces its origins

Cooperatives urged to expand solar financing in Oriental Mindoro

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Oct 30, 2026

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Daily Mail finds child pornography in Thomas Markle's Mexico storage unit: Explicit images and pedophilia magazines uncovered as we report him to the FBI

Oct 30, 2026

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Boston begins backtracking on reparations task force created at the height of 'peak woke'

Oct 30, 2026

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G20 group photo of diplomats is scrapped after ministers refused to stand beside Russia's Sergey Lavrov

Oct 30, 2026

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Murderer Christa Pike issues first statement since surviving two botched execution attempts and says she has been in constant, severe pain ever since

Oct 30, 2026

Murderer Christa Pike issues first statement since surviving two botched execution attempts and says she has been in constant, severe pain ever since

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