Filipino heritage and artistry are once again under the spotlight as Likha makes a comeback this June. In celebration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine Independence, the second leg of the Filipino exhibit and convention dedicated to celebrating local traditional crafts finds a new home and...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA) Much has been said about the House of Representatives' output during the first regular session, and Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers believes it has both quantity and quality. Barbers said Sunday, June 11 that it was through...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After a grueling 10 months of work, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised his congressman-colleagues to "reenergize" themselves during the lengthy legislative recess. “As we close the first regular session, I wish that you will remain...
Leading clean energy firm First Gen Corporation has formally issued its tender notice for the spot procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that it will use for the ‘wet commissioning’ of its LNG import facility. In its invitation to bid (ITB) for LNG spot tender, the company has specified...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives capped on Wednesday night, May 31 a prolific first regular session wherein it processed 9,600 measures, including 33 deemed as priority bills of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In the 19th Congress....
Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FGEN LNG Corporation of the Lopez group for the lease and operation of the latter’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal for its gas aggregation business plan. Beyond the MOU,...
Fresh River Lakes Corp. (FRLC), a subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, has already been served with the "notice of award" on its winning bid for the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility in Nueva Ecija. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the company stipulated that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) With just a few plenary session days left in the first regular session, the Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) has issued a manifesto commending House Speaker Martin Romualdez for the way the 19th...
Lopez-led Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has formally pulled out its concession for geothermal resource exploration in Peru, citing turbulent political situation in that Latin American energy market as the main reason for such investment decision. The company - via its parent firm First Gen...
Clean energy solutions leader First Gen Corporation will continue its green technology investments to help the Philippine economy toward its decarbonization track in sync with the world in mitigating climate change risks. “Our role here is to sort of like help the Philippine economy achieve a...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be joining the fresh round of bidding that power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be undertake to fill the capacity void on its additional 2024 supply following the retreat of its targeted supplier. First Gen President and COO Francis Giles B....
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation is scheduling a tender process for the procurement of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a spot contract basis that will be utilized as commissioning fuel for its LNG import facility in Batangas. According to First Gen Chief Commercial Officer Jonathan C. Russell,...
