Senator Christopher "Bong" Go maintained on Friday, August 6, that he is not yet interested to run for president in the 2022 elections, even with the prodding of his partymates in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) for him to vie for the post. Sen. Christopher 'Bong' Go and...
While power interruptions are often blamed for alleged cheating every elections, the Department of Energy (DOE) has not given any assurance that rotating blackouts will not happen in the May 2022 polls. When Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, who is also the president of the Duterte-chaired...
Former Energy Assistant Secretary Leonido “Bodie” Pulido III has been formally elected as president of the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC), the governance body of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market. He is taking over the post from Atty Oscar Ala, who previously served as a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) lashed back Friday afternoon, July 23 at the Power for the People Coalition (P4P), calling the group "misinformed" after it filed complaints of gross neglect of duty against Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi before the Office of the Ombudsman that same morning. DOE...
A coalition of consumer groups had filed a case against Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi at the Office of the Ombudsman for ‘grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty’ allegedly due to his failure to prevent the rotational blackouts as well as bill shocks that tormented Filipino consumers in...
Climate and energy policy group Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has a lot of good things to say about President Duterte's legacy in terms of climate action and renewable energy, even as the leader prepares to wrap up his six-year tenure in Malacañang. President Rodrigo...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be stepping up on its drive to entice investors into the country’s embryonic offshore wind project developments. 20611 The department is slating a ‘collaborative virtual workshop’ Tuesday, July 2, with relevant industry stakeholders and targeted investors,...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday, July 20, appealed to his partymates in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) to "simmer down" and make peace with each other. Senator Francis Tolentino (KEVIN DELA CRUZ/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "The proper attitude should be to simmer...
Electricity consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) has again criticized Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi, who it described as more preoccupied with political intramurals than his supposed main function with the agency. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA...
President Duterte is bracing for a legal battle over the leadership of the ruling Partido Demoktraiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) party among warring factions. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the National Assembly of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) in Clark,...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, July 18 maintained that Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi is still an expelled member of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) even though it was President Duterte himself who swore him as the party’s president. Pimentel,...
Consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) condemned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi's "preoccupation" with the leadership dispute in the PDP-Laban party while electricity rates remained high during his term. DOE Secretary Alfonso Cusi (Photo from DOE Facebook page) "As I...
