The Energy Regulatory Commission has granted the plea of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and its affiliate-firm Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC) on their contract price adjustment. In tandem with that ruling of the Commission had also been the approval on a...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has been swamped with questions as well as dissent from various quarters on its plan to enforce a policy that will mandate distribution utilities (DUs), primarily those in the Luzon grid, to procure prescribed percentage of their supply from gas-fired power...
The water levels at Angat and Ipo dams have not seen significant improvements despite Super Typhoon Goring. Angat dam is currently at a level of 198.11 meters, a decrease of 0.18 meters compared to the previous week. Although it still remains above the minimum operating level of 180 meters....
(Unsplash) The authorities' surprise inspections at warehouses allegedly holding rice stocks, like the one conducted last week in Bulacan, won't be a "one-hit wonder". Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as he assured Filipino consumers...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects a rice warehouse in Bulacan (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed to Filipino consumers on Sunday, Aug. 27 that the absurd onion price surge late last year won't happen to rice. ...
CEBU CITY – The Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) entered into another bulk water supply agreement with a private firm to provide an additional water supply exclusively for Talisay City in a deal that was described as the start of a “better life” for the Talisaynons. The contract...
An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that Filipino farmers were reaping benefits from global fears of a rice shortage due to the adverse effects of the looming dry spell. File photo Agriculture Undersecretary Leo Sebastian of the Rice Industry Development said this as world...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the price of rice will stabilize as harvest starts in major palay-producing regions. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PCO screenshot) Marcos said this in a video message uploaded to the social media channels of the...
DAVAO CITY – The power situation in Mindanao will remain stable as the El Niño phenomenon will not likely cause major disruptions to the island’s diverse power mix, an official of the Department of Mindanao (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office said. Engr. Darwin P. Galang, DOE-Mindanao Field Office...
The government should come up with a comprehensive contingency plan to ensure rice supply in the country is sufficient and will counter its rising price. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan attends the Development Budget Coordinating Council's (DBCC)...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) The Department of Agriculture's (DA) plan to import 500,000 metric tons (MT) of rice is just part of the agency’s worst case scenario for the local rice supply, Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has reassured the public that the country has enough rice stock even after next year's looming dry spell. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this following a meeting with Private Sector Advisory Council...
