The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the release of former senator Leila de Lima on bail last Monday, Nov. 13 as it lauded the release as a "notable development" in the pursuit of justice. De Lima, who was former chairperson of the CHR, has been detained for over six years in police...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has initially cornered prospective offers of 3,310 megawatts from six (6) interested bidders on its scheduled competitive selection process (CSP) for capacity procurement of 1,800MW that will satiate its additional supply portfolio for 2024 and...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno commended the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its efforts in ensuring the security of the people’s money and investments. In his keynote speech for SEC’s 87th anniversary, Diokno said that the Commission has enforced investigations against...
Reduction in transmission charge line item in the electric bills is the end-goal eyed from the completion of the rate reset review for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), according to Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman Sherwin T. Gatchalian. The lawmaker is...
For the past six years ending in 2022, the House of Representatives (HREP) had received clean audit reports from the Commission on Audit (COA). “For CY (calendar year) 2022 and prior years, no Notice of Suspension, Notice of Disallowance, and Notice of Charge was issued,” COA said in its 2022...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the development of a regulatory framework that will hasten the initial public offering (IPO) of the country’s power generation companies and distribution utilities. The two government agencies...
BACOLOD CITY – Negros Occidental Rep. Mercedes Alvarez has cited a native of Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental for placing seventh in the November 2023 Pharmacist Licensure Examination. RALO “Another proud moment for the Chicks (Candoni, Hinobaan, Ilog, Cauayan, Kabankalan, and Sipalay)...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has indicated that transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will still be allowed eventually to recoup costs relating to programmed capital expenditure (capex) projects that were disallowed in the partial rate-setting rendered by...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has tossed the blame on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on its delayed rate-setting; while forthrightly claiming that all of its incurred costs and expenses are ‘legitimate’ and according to the regulatory principles...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said 64,635 individuals passed the August 2023 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT), which was administered in 95 testing locations across the country. This means that 18.72 percent of the 345,194 test takers on Aug. 20 passed. Of the total...
Quezon City, with assets of P443.4 billion in 2022, is still the richest city in the Philippines. Cebu province is the wealthiest with assets of P235.7 billion, while Carmona (which became a city in July 2023) in Cavite was the richest municipality in 2022 with assets of P6.5 billion. Makati City...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its own investigation on the alleged abduction of three activists involved in espousing the rights of indigenous peoples (IPs) in Oriental Mindoro. Based on report of Karapatan, a group of human rights advocates, CHR said that Alia Encela, 19; Job...
