Are the charges on electricity bills still fair? This was the question left by Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap on the minds of people following his privilege speech Wednesday night, May 7 at the House of Representatives. Yap, a member of the so-called power bloc in the 300-plus strong...
Ranking House of Representatives members are up in arms over the glut of pass-through charges on electricity bills that consumers have to pay. Such charges include the Senior Citizen Discount, Lifeline Rate discount for 4Ps beneficiaries, Feed-in Tariff Allowance, and Green Energy Auction Allowance...
ILOILO CITY — The United Kingdom is eyeing stronger ties with Iloilo in renewable energy and climate change adaptation programs. “There are discussions already about how UK expertise can help climate adaptation and renewable energy, particularly for agriculture,” said Andrew...
The House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council has covered a lot of ground in terms of coming up with a wide range of legislative responses to this era of elevated fuel prices. To their credit, members of the House of Representatives actively participated in the three hearings...
Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap has suggested what he described as a "more intelligent" use of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) amid the economic hardships that the country is going through due to the fuel price crisis. Yap made this pitch during the first marathon hearing of the...
Why not redirect excess government revenues from fuel taxes to a direct subsidy program that would help Filipinos pay their monthly electricity bills? Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap floated this suggestion even as he pointed out Tuesday, March 31 that the skyrocketing of global oil...
Ely Buendia’s latest release is the most E-heads-sounding of his solo releases yet. “Ate” finds the ’90s uber-singer-songwriter singing familiar melodies. And by that, we mean those sweet-sounding, major-key-based tunes that sound exuberant right at the onset. Think of...
Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap believes that the Philippines must strategically reposition itself even as Asia undergoes major economic transformation in terms of energy security, industrial upgrading, and regional cooperation. Speaking in the context of discussions from the 25th...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has mandated stricter energy and fuel conservation protocols to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices. “Considering the potential continuous increase in fuel prices and its consequential impact on the economy, industries, and the general public,...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has turned over its first disaster-resilient housing project to beneficiaries from a landslide-prone area in the northern town of Batad. “If we want to spend money on evacuation centers, why not allocate it to building houses for our relocatees. We...
The Iloilo provincial government has launched the Iloilo Province Dialysis Project, an affordable dialysis service that will 50,000 residents suffering from kidney disease. Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said the project is a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Iloilo provincial...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government and Iloilo City government are shifting to a four-day work week from Mondays to Thursdays as part of austerity measures as fuel prices soar due to the war in the Middle East. Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. and Iloilo City Mayor Raisa...
