Senator Loren Legarda, on Tuesday, March 24, expressed frustration with the Department of Energy (DOE) over its reasoning in being unable to secure congressional approval for the use of supplemental funds by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC). During the first organizational meeting of the...
An energy official on Tuesday, March 24, disclosed the possibility of supply disruptions in a worst-case scenario tied to escalating tensions in the Middle East. During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has debunked reports there could be widespread brownouts this year due to the ongoing oil crisis brought about by the conflict in the Middle East. DOE Undersecretary Felix “Wimpy” Fuentebella made the assurance during the Senate’s hearing on the Proactive...
The United States’ supposed plan to turn the Philippines into an ammunition production hub could be favorable for the country but strict national security measures should be in place if it pushes through. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said this after it was reported that a US-led defense manufacturing...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Saturday, March 21, that the Senate 's ad hoc committee is targeting to consolidate and submit in two weeks its recommendations on how to address the economic effects of the Middle East conflict In an interview with Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Gatchalian,...
The Senate has formed an ad-hoc committee that will be tasked to establish a comprehensive contingency plan to address the current oil crisis and prevent stagflation of the economy. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expresses his full support for Senate Resolution No. 350, which...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to ensure that any increase in power rates would be implemented on a staggered basis in light of the tensions happening in the Middle East. Gatchalian said doing so would protect consumers from sudden financial distress...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, March 11 urged the government to consider accelerating the country’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) to cushion the impact of higher oil prices in light of the growing tension in the Middle East. Gatchalian made the call as the Department of Energy...
The Senate on Monday, March 9, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 1654, which seeks to abolish the Optical Media Board (OMB). Senator Robinhood Padilla, who sponsored the bill, said the agency has outlived its relevance as disc-based piracy has largely disappeared with the shift from...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes that the Philippines could struggle to hit its 5 percent economic growth target this year due to lingering domestic challenges and the escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a radio interview with Usapang Senado over DWIZ on Saturday, March 7, Gatchalian was...
At least two senators are now calling on the government and the private sector to consider implementing work-from-home arrangements or expand other flexible work schemes to help reduce fuel consumption in light of rising oil prices brought about by the widening conflict in the Middle East. ...
Senators called on authorities on Wednesday, March 4 to launch a manhunt on the suspects who brutally killed a freshman maritime student in Cavite supposedly through initiation rites. “I condemn, in the strongest terms, the recent hazing death of 19-year-old Mark Kenneth Alcedo, a first-year...
