Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon acknowledged that the lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) is a ”big win” for the government, however, noting that the policy is far from perfect. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
The 16th division of the Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the petition of San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC) for a temporary restraining order (SMEC) on its supply of 330-megawatt capacity to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) from the Sual coal-fired power plant. With the appellate court’s...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has formally asked South Premiere Power Corporation (SPPC) to pay the "price difference" it incurs after the San Miguel Corp. unit stopped supplying capacity from its Ilijan plant. In a letter on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022 addressed to SPCC General...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation, has formally notified Manila Electric Company (Meralco) that it will be terminating its fixed-price power supply agreement (PSA) covering 670 megawatts of supply drawn from the Ilijan gas-fired power plant. As a...
The P0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) joint rate hike application of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP) scored initial victory with the 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) on the verdict handed down by the...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte floated the idea of seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent his arrest if the International Criminal Court (ICC) continues its investigation into his administration’s bloody war on drugs campaign, his former spokesman Harry Roque said on...
Team Leni Robredo hailed the move of the Supreme Court (SC) to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the controversial Oplan Baklas campaign of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), reiterating its belief that it violates rights guaranteed by the 1987...
A poll lawyer said the temporary restraining order issued by the Supreme Court on "Oplan Baklas" of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is a welcome development. Romulo Macalintal In a statement, lawyer Romulo Macalintal described the said development as a victory of those candidates who "do not...
For President Rodrigo Duterte, the illegal reclamation of esteros or canals in the country has become so bad that a "Martial Law power" would be needed to solve it. President Rodrigo Duterte drives home a point during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Aug. 26, 2021 (Screenshot from...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said it will comply the Supreme Court’s order barring the imposition of franchise tax on all bets generated by Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will halt the...
