Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade on Friday, March 18, officially unveiled the country's first-ever eight-car Electric Multiple Train Set for the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban-Malolos) at the Malanday Depot, Valenzuela City. The 160-meter train...
The government should start promoting the use of electric vehicles (e-vehicles) as a way to counter the effects of any abrupt disturbance on oil importation especially in the world market, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, said that while it may...
NORTH COTABATO—As oil companies impose the biggest increase in fuel prices for 11 weeks straight, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 15, laid down a four-point plan to address the oil price hike that burdens commuters, motorists, and public utility vehicle drivers. Vice President Leni...
The Hybrid Electric Road Train was developed by the Metals Industry Research and Development Center of the Department of Science and Technology that uses diesel fuel and electric batteries. With oil prices skyrocketing due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Philippines should have a fuel...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to recall NEA’s most recent memoranda in appointing general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs) saying that agency violated the law as it went beyond its...
Data centers are the heart of our digital world. In recent years, there has been a spike in the number of data centers established across Asia, with the Philippines among the fastest-developing data center markets. While this is a big step towards a more secure and connected future, it also comes...
Vice President Leni Robredo is proposing a three-step solution to address the electricity problems and power outages in the Bicol region and the rest of the country. What are they? Read on. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) In an interview with Radyo Veritas on Wednesday, March 2, the...
A group of electric cooperatives and member-consumer-owners have thrown their support to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian who is seeking a fresh term in the Senate in the upcoming May 2022 national elections. The 13.5 million-strong National Center of Electric Cooperatives Consumers Inc. (NCECCO) said it...
Organized electric cooperatives in the country have expressed their support for the presidential bid of Vice President Leni Robredo for her recognition of the significance of the energy sector in nation-building and the country's economic development. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) The...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 3, promised to make electric cooperatives (ECs) a part of the “energy family” if she’s elected president in the May 2022 polls, rejecting proposals to privatize the cooperatives. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
Residents of Valenzuela City can enjoy the free rides on the city’s electric minibuses only until Jan. 31, the local government announced on Saturday, Jan. 15. First launched in Dec. 2021, the “COMET” shuttles or fully- airconditioned with charging stations electric vehicles had served...
TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad announced that they are extending and expanding their long-term partnership with the joint development of new platforms and future technologies, including electric vehicles. Based on this decision, TVS Motor Company’s scope will include the design and...
