The Department of Energy (DOE) expects up to P9.0 trillion worth of investments if all prospective projects in the offshore wind (OSW) development sector will reach commercial operations phase. According to Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla, there are already 42 service contracts (SCs) awarded...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is prodded to submit to the Senate and make public the P266-million nuclear power development study, which results have been unavailable until now. In a public hearing, Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Raffy Tulfo has formally requested current Energy Secretary...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III Monday, June 13 said policies on how to contain Covid-19 pandemic should be science-based and science-driven. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) Sotto stressed this as Cebu officials made a decision making...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III reiterated his call for the re-examination of the government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment policies "to reflect current developments". Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo...
1_B1HSse604PYzBYclgLl-2Q The Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) called on the government to further simplify travel requirements to meet the surge in travel demand for the holidays. Currently, local airlines experience high demand for flights based on forward bookings and passenger...
Geothermal industry players are exploring new ‘sweet spot’ that will invigorate fresh round of large-scale capital flow in this renewable energy (RE) investment space amid sluggish developments in this sector for roughly three years already. During the recent three-day conference of the...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has launched a program seeking to develop and strengthen the country’s agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) sector through the...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has asked members of Congress and policymakers to promote healthy choices among Filipinos learners by institutionalizing strong and comprehensive tobacco control policies. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The appeal...
Changing economic policies in our constitution By Karl Aguilar Illustration by Shaun Landaas, design by Jules Vivas Among all the sovereign countries in the world, the Philippines is the only country that has specified in its constitution the limits to which a foreign company or...
What we have learned from the 1971 Constitutional Convention and how we can apply it today By Orion Perez Dumdum 1899 Malolos Congress: President Aguinaldo sits at the center, as a gentleman reads a document to his left Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge B. Vargas reads a message to the...
Guidelines set by the national government have prevented local chief executives from implementing policies necessary in their localities to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the current surge of cases in Metro Manila. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (QC GOVERNMENT...
