Leading clean energy developer First Gen Corporation is lining up 9,000 megawatts of renewable energy (RE) investments to concretize its well-calculated journey to net zero – and this business decision is out to prove that sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand without frying the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed President Marcos “zero-billing” initiative, which provides for free medical services in 22...
On his birthday, President Marcos announced that zero-billing will be implemented in all tertiary public hospitals in the county. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) "This is my treat to you," Marcos said in his speech in Nueva Ecija as he announced that the government will be...
The procurement of replacement power under the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) will be allowed at 50 percent renewable energy (RE) capacity during the three-year transition period that shall be enforced in the amended policy for this segment of the power industry. In a draft Circular furnished...
While many Philippine corporates are just riding the green energy wave with empty rhetoric and some have been merely using "net zero pledges" as superficial propaganda tool in their business playbook, the genuinely serious ones are promising to re-assess commitments with concrete baselines and...
Former Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson and lawyer Barry Gutierrez said Vice President Sara Duterte has “zero credibility” for her criticisms of the government. Vice President Sara Duterte and former vice presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez (OVP photos) In a...
Hunger – that “feeling of discomfort or weakness caused by lack of food, coupled with the desire to eat” – is a condition that millions of people feel many times during the day. Hunger is a problem that governments deal with, and which many private citizens working with...
There is now more trash than people inhabiting our planet. We don’t need statistics to warn us about the threat of excessive garbage production; we face its dire consequences daily through the polluted air we breathe, clogged waterways, and rising temperatures from its emissions. While...
President Mracos has once again reorganized the government's Task Force on Zero Hunger (TFZH) to include more members, promoting his administration's whole-of-government approach to address the issue. File photos Based on Executive Order (EO) no. 66 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
EMBARGO FOR MONDAY The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is being engaged by the Philippine government to undertake updated inventory of the prospective sites for new hydropower developments in the country, according to the Department of Energy. In a statement to the media, the DOE...
President Marcos has lauded the local government units (LGUs) for their role in the administration's continued efforts to combat hunger and malnutrition in the country, saying they have better knowledge and insights on resolving the issue. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (MPC Pool)...
President Marcos has directed all government agencies to support efforts mitigating hunger and promoting proper nutrition in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. Through Memorandum Circular No. 47 signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 19, Marcos...
