It’s survival of the fittest as the last two quarterfinals series in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup go full length with a do-or-die Game 3 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Feb. 9. EXPECT MERALCO to lean anew on Akil Mitchell after a triple-double explosion in Game 2. (PBA...
Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo was visibly furious during a stretch in the third frame when the Bolts were assessed with five straight fouls against none to the side of Ginebra. He received a technical foul for continuous complaining. Trillo played down the incident saying that emotions were...
By JADEN ALBERTO, Intern Jansen Rios rose to the occasion and became the hero that Meralco desperately needed in Game 2 of their PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals series against Barangay Ginebra on Friday, Feb. 7. With streaky scorer Chris Banchero playing limited minutes due to foul...
RJ Abarrientos cried foul after being on a receiving end of death threats from a dummy account on Instagram following Barangay Ginebra’s close 108-104 loss to Meralco in Game 2 of their quarterfinals series in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Abarrientos posted...
Voting 18-1-0 Senate on Tuesday, February 4, approved on third and final reading House Bill 10926 which gives the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) a fresh 25-year franchise. Senator Joel Villanueva, the bill's sponsor, expressed his sincere appreciation to the Senate leadership led by Senate...
Philreca Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus (left), Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez (PPAB) The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) past "failure" to carry out a timely rate reset--which had been detrimental to...
Three Philippine power giants—Manila Electric Company (Meralco), Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower), and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMGP)—have strengthened their alliance with the recent financial close of a $3.3 billion (approximately ₱192.9 billion) deal. In...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said on Tuesday, Jan. 28, that it will file an application to refund a total of P19 billion to its customers over a period of three years, following an order from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). In a statement, Meralco said the refund, which is...
MPower, the retail electricity arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will provide 100 percent renewable energy (RE) to SM Retail, Inc.'s largest establishments in Pasay City, including its headquarters. The agreement, announced on Wednesday, January 22, allows SM Retail to source its...
Meralco buckled down on the defensive end in the fourth quarter and stifled San Miguel, 100-93, to formally seal its spot to the quarterfinals of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup on the road at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur. What initially was brewing to be a high scoring affair through...
The protagonists of the last Philippine Cup Finals find themselves on a critical collision course as San Miguel and Meralco tangle on the road in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Candon City Arena in Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Jan. 18. With both teams entering the most crucial stretches...
Senator Joel Villanueva is looking to have at least a second reading approval of Meralco’s franchise renewal before the Senate takes a break on Feb. 8. "Hopefully, I'm looking at before the break, mapasa naman ito (we can pass this) at least on second reading," he said on Thursday, Feb. 16,...
