Airing Date: October 9, 2026
Oct 9, 2026
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker has called out water concessionaire Maynilad Water Services Inc. for the company’s allegedly poor service, noting that they mention a lot of reasons while still earning billions annually. In a statement on Thursday, Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos said that consumers cannot be satisfied by Maynilad’s habit of pointing
MANILA, Philippines — All pedagogical research states that in business the aim of excellent, if not satisfying customer service, is to create a high value customer lifetime value. This customer lifetime value is measured against certain metrics that include the aggregated number and value of purchases over a period of time the customer continues to use
MANILA, Philippines — Even in Asia’s fiercely competitive retail landscape, where homegrown names jostle with global behemoths for consumers’ wallets, some familiar Philippine brands are proving they still have plenty of pull. In the inaugural Brand Conviction Index published by Inside Retail Asia, homegrown brands ShopSM, Penshoppe and Bench ranked among the top 100 retailers in
The ongoing Russian air assaults intensify, with significant civilian casualties reported, prompting Zelenskyy to call for increased sanctions on Russia and support from European partners
A rare work of Chinese calligraphy long presumed destroyed in the chaos of 1945 only to resurface 81 years later, fetched HK$177.45 million (US$22.6 million) in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The work called Jishi Tie, or Accumulated Time Letter, by early Tang dynasty (618-907) calligrapher Yu Shinan, went under the hammer at China Guardian Hong Kong’s autumn auction at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It fetched HK$155 million at the hammer, with the final price including the buyer’s...
Natural gas can provide useful mid-merit and balancing services. That capability does not justify a uniform gas procurement across grids with different supply conditions and cost structures.
Fadhli cautions Putrajaya against sacrificing principles, national dignity and human rights for short-term political gain.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos’ decision to certify as urgent a bill that would facilitate a sustainable reintegration program for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would prepare the government for any kind of eventuality, Albay Rep. Adrian Salceda said. Salceda shared with reporters a copy of Marcos’ letter to Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian informing the latter
A boy and his sister lost their lives in a road accident after they wanted to attend classes despite their school being closed due to the haze in Malaysia’s Johor state. Their elder brother, who took them on his motorcycle to check out the school for themselves, was killed as well. The three siblings – Nordaniel Aiman Norlizan, 18, Nordaniel Fikri Norlizan, 11, and Puteri Naufa Raisha Norlizan, eight – were found by their grandfather, lying motionless at the scene of the accident in...
The Quezon City Regional Trial Court 98 on Friday postponed anew the arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte on grave threat charges.
The Ministry of Construction has approved adjustments to the planning of Phu Quoc International Airport for 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050, adding and revising facilities to meet security, safety and organizational requirements for APEC Economic Leaders' Week 2027.
A day after World Lacrosse formally announced the Philippine men’s team’s qualification for the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships, it also said that the women's team will also play in the world meet in Colorado, USA. The world lacrosse championships will also serve as qualifying event for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Both teams are also taking part in the Asia-Pacific Sixes Championships in Australia. Despite losing 14-15 to China in their opening match on Oct. 5, the men later routed South Korea 22-7 the next day. This secured their qualification for the World Championships. As of press time, the men were in a semifinal clash with Japan. Meanwhile, the women first beat China 16-15, then New Zealand 14-12, before losing to Australia 24-3, then routing Singapore 21-3. Lacrosse will return to the Olympics in 2028, following a 120-year absence from the Games’ official list of sports.