The exclusion of off-grid areas from the coal moratorium is being sought so the lingering woes of consumers over power service interruptions as well as exorbitant rates can be resolved, according to an industry player that has been providing electricity services to these sites. DMCI Holdings...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is anticipating capacity injection of additional 1,300 megawatts of coal capacities in the next few years before renewable energy (RE) could overtake that traditionally-dominant fossil fuel technology in the energy mix by 2028. Energy Undersecretary Rowena Cristina...
The coal moratorium enforced in 2020 which sculpted the entry of more renewable energy (RE) investments remains as a non-negotiable policy stance to former Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi if he will have his way, because that had drawn the line in the sand for the country’s greener future. In a...
It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but the power supply turmoil in the country could ignite resurgence of coal-fired power generation, according to one of the country’s top energy players. And while the allure of green technologies would be highly irresistible, the fragility of the country’s...
Onions (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A congresswoman from major onion producer Nueva Ecija has described as "very good news" the Department of Agriculture's (DA) recent decision to impose a moratorium on the importation of onions. At the same...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation is still focused on intensifying its plea to the government for the targeted lifting of the ‘force majeure’ roadblock that had been enforced on its planned exploration and drilling activities at its petroleum blocks along Palawan basin. The company has been...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. imposed a moratorium on the transfer of remaining regional offices from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City on Wednesday, April 19. MAYOR John Dalipe announces the moratorium on the transfer of regional offices during a press conference in...
New coal power plant projects in the Philippines had been on steep decline since the issuance of a moratorium by the Department of Energy in 2020, according to advocacy group Global Energy Monitor. “Coal plant proposals in the Philippines have been rapidly shrinking since the 2020 moratorium on...
After reaping backlash from the public, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday, Dec. 2, ordered a moratorium on its scheduled crackdown of sellers of imported pink salmon, pompano, and other frozen fish products in public markets. BFAR Assistant Director for Administrative...
The coal moratorium policy will be sustained under the Marcos administration, Energy Secretary Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla declared. “The moratorium on the building of new coal-fired power plants has been set and you know I don’t believe in completely changing policies and therefore changing mixed...
Senator Lito Lapid ​has filed a measure seeking a moratorium on payments of student loans during times of disasters and other emergencies as part of the government's economic assistance to the public. Lapid filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 975, which aims to provide for the deferment of the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- A provincial lawmaker is seeking an indefinite moratorium on the reclassification of rice lands in this province. Quezon Second District Board Member Ferdinand ‘Bong’ Talabong is the provincial board for the approval of the moratorium to stop the extensive conversion of...
