Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 3, promised to make electric cooperatives (ECs) a part of the “energy family” if she’s elected president in the May 2022 polls, rejecting proposals to privatize the cooperatives. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
The Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution that recommends the filing of charges against Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials of the department who are involved in the approval of the sale of the participating shares of Chevron in the Malampaya gas field. The...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno will push for the use of renewable energy in the country to lower power rates if he clinches a Senate seat in the May 2022 polls. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial aspirant, lamented that consumers are always...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) should buckle down to work and address the power supply situation in the country before it gets worse. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said the DOE should not pass the buck since it has the legal mandate and power to compel...
Vice President Leni Robredo lamented the country’s supply of energy is the “number one concern now” as she called for the development of indigenous energy sources to alleviate the rising energy prices. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, was asked about...
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo said she is open to discussions on the possibilities of utilizing nuclear energy in the country but affirmed that the focus remains towards moving away from fossil fuel dependence. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) "It's (nuclear energy)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that there would be no power interruptions during the May 2022 election period so keep the integrity and credibility of the elections intact. Hontiveros pointed out that failure to ensure uninterrupted...
contact-us-1 The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has extended P2.1-billion loans to two hydro-energy projects that will augment power supply for the Luzon and Visayas Grids. DBP President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel G. Herbosa said the loan under the Financing Utilities for...
Presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 18, said resorting to renewable energy and going green, like what is being done in his hometown Ilocos Region, is an effective way to solve the high power costs in the country. Citing his recent interview, Marcos Jr.'s camp said the...
If the country intends to become more resilient to disasters, a serious improvement in its energy sectors is required, according to a consumer advocacy group. (Manila Bulletin file photo) This much needed boost would also help the Philippines recover from the pandemic, and take the country to a new...
The Department of Energy (DOE) should ensure there is ample coal supply and prevent an increase in the prices of coal following the Indonesian government’s decision to ban its coal exports this month. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the ban is a cause of concern as most power plants in the...
