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Listed firm Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) is stepping up in a big way on adding renewable energy (RE) capacity to the country’s power supply, with 1.3 gigawatts (1,300 megawatts) ramp up on its solar operating facilities by yearend until early part of 2025. In a briefing with the...

It will be a tightrope walk for sponsors of new power projects, as three new major stumbling blocks are assessed as deterring factor to capital flow for much-needed electric capacity additions in the country. From the lens of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), Energy...

The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022, higher than the 7.8 percent growth achieved in the fourth quarter of the previous year, and a significant reversal of the 3.8 percent decline a year ago. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl...

OFW Forum President Duterte’s signing on Dec. 29 of a law that created the Department of Migrant Workers brought lots of joy and hope to advocates of the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers, notably Eli Mua in Saudi Arabia. Hope that after more than 50 years of deploying workers to...

Janella Salvador is eager to make a showbiz comeback. She is hoping to do so soon -- after she losses a few more extra pounds that is. Not that she considers it the biggest hurdle in her effort to recapture lost glory. The singer-actress is more concerned being able to convince fans she is still...