More than 7.7 million customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will likely experience relief in their power bills this August, as the utility firm is anticipating downtrend in its overall rate in this billing cycle. “While we have yet to receive the final billings from our suppliers, we...
The House plenary. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading the measure allowing a shift of the country’s power generation from the use of coal to natural gas. Garnering 215 affirmative votes during plenary session...
Big-time price hikes at the pumps will have heavy blow on consumers’ pockets next week, with the price of diesel products are anticipated to rise by as much as P3.20 to P3.50 per liter, based on the calculation of the oil companies. Industry players similarly estimated P1.85 to P2.15 per liter...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expecting a more stable and cheaper energy prices for the Filipino people with the expanded development of Malampaya gas field and the blending of imported liquified natural gas (LNG). In a meeting with Prime Energy Resources Development in Malacañang,...
Listed firm Aboitiz Power Corporation plans to kick off study next year on co-firing ammonia with coal-fed power plants, as a way to pare the carbon intensity of these environment-assaulting power generating assets. “We’re looking at having that [feasibility] study perhaps starting next year....
(Unsplash) Instant noodles, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), drinking water, and kerosene ought to be protected from unwarranted price hikes, especially during times of calamities. For this purpose, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Thursday, June 29, reaffirmed her strong stance toward protecting the nation’s green environment as she underscored the significance of pursuing a more science and knowledge-based approach in striking a balance between the environment and economy. As...
Households will have breather on their cooking fuel budgets this month as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been trimmed by P6.10 to P6.20 per kilogram or aggregate P67.10 to P68.20 for the standard 11-kilogram tank. The newly adjusted LPG prices effective June 1 will stay for the rest...
Leading clean energy firm First Gen Corporation has formally issued its tender notice for the spot procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that it will use for the ‘wet commissioning’ of its LNG import facility. In its invitation to bid (ITB) for LNG spot tender, the company has specified...
Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with FGEN LNG Corporation of the Lopez group for the lease and operation of the latter’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification terminal for its gas aggregation business plan. Beyond the MOU,...
BACOLOD CITY – Sixteen students of the Bacolod City College (BCC) main campus in Barangay Taculing here fell ill after they inhaled a substance from a smoke screen pyrotechnic device during an activity presentation at the school’s activity center on Monday, May 29. RESCUERS respond to Bacolod...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has hiked its pipeline of renewable energy projects raising its capacity to 1,700 megawatts, surpassing the five-year development plan earlier cast by its power generation subsidiary Meralco PowerGen Global Business Power Corp. According to...
