Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao is confident that he will not be ousted as the legitimate president of the Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao (Screen grab from May 25, 2021 Senate plenary session/Senate PRIB) In an online press...
“It’s a circus!” This is how former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. described current developments in the country’s political arena, saying that these were apparently triggered by the possible team up of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro in...
Listed firm Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation has unveiled its newly transformed world-class oil import facility in Tabangao, Batangas that has been christened as “SHIFT” – and that is in the site of its refinery which had ceased operations last year because of a business model deviation...
Energy Secretary and Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban vice chairman Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday said he believes majority of the members of the ruling political party are inclined to support a Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go and President Rodrigo Duterte tandem in the upcoming May 2022...
Energy Secretary and Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP)-Laban vice chairman Alfonso Cusi on Tuesday, June 29 said he finds it unfortunate that President Duterte has threatened to campaign against Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao despite being a part of the leadership of the ruling...
As a ‘blackout legacy’ of the Duterte administration is getting up close and personal, the Department of Energy (DOE) is finally calling on all industry stakeholders to sort out comprehensive solutions to the imminent energy crisis. As a priority matter though, the energy department is being...
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Thursday, June 17 challenged Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi to show he is worthy of leading the Department of Energy (DOE) amid the power supply issues hounding the country. During the Senate Committee on Energy’s probe into the rotating brownouts that hit...
The Department of Energy (DOE) finally admitted that Luzon grid already lacks capacity to meet peak electricity demand, especially with the recurring dilemma of forced outages of power plants. In a Senate hearing, DOE Director Mario C. Marasigan stated that given the combined loss of capacity in...
Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) stalwart Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday said the party members who choose to support possible 2022 presidential bets that are not endorsed by the ruling political party itself are free to “follow their idol” but they should...
The Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday assured it is investigating if there is indeed possible collusion among power distribution firms to ascertain if this is the cause of the recent rotational brownouts that occurred in Luzon. DOE chief Alfonso Cusi told the Senate Energy Committee the agency...
Like human workforce, technologies like power generating facilities also deserve ‘retirement’ days, hence, the Department of Energy (DOE) is being prodded to look into this policy consideration on its energy planning task, so consumers won’t be perennially saddled with brownout due to...
The Department of Energy (DOE), headed by Secretary Alfonso Cusi, should own up and take responsibility for the power outages happening in Luzon and Metro Manila, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian said the agency must accept accountability, since it is mainly responsible for implementing...
