Customers of Maynilad Water Services in Muntinlupa will get rebates in their bills after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) found the company liable for prolonged water service interruptions (WSI). In a statement, MWSS-RO Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty...
Vice President Leni Robredo revealed the steps her administration will take in response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict if she wins the presidency in the upcoming elections. Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the CNN Philippines Presidential Debate at the...
The country can expect more research and development projects for agriculture and other technologies that would benefit Filipino farmers and fishermen once Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III get the...
The House Committees on Ways and Means and Heath has approved the measure which seeks to forbid the use of trans fatty acids in the country's food supply. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte, Jr., welcomed the House panels' approval of House Bill No. 8093 or the proposed...
Unstable power supply in the country does not only endanger the actual May elections but is also a serious electoral issue, reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros said this is something policymakers...
A committee of the Muntinlupa City Council is seeking to amend an existing ordinance to include Maynilad Water Services in the regular testing of the quality of water it supplies to thousands of customers in the city. The Committee on Environment, chaired by Councilor Marissa Rongavilla, held a...
The Muntinlupa City Council has set the public hearing to investigate Maynilad Water Services’ prolonged water service interruption that has severely affected customers in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment will hold the hearing at 8:30...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday welcomed the signing into law of the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems as it would help accelerate the total electrification in unserved and underserved areas in the country. President Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11646 or the...
Vice President Leni Robredo lamented the country’s supply of energy is the “number one concern now” as she called for the development of indigenous energy sources to alleviate the rising energy prices. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo, a presidential aspirant, was asked about...
The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) has stepped up its operations to provide clean water supply to residents in the Visayas and Mindanao, especially in areas that have been gravely affected by Typhoon Odette last month. (Photo from LWUA) LWUA Administrator Guiling "Gene" Mamondiong said...
Thousands of Filipinos welcomed the year 2022 in the dark as a total of 78 cities and municipalities still have no electricity nearly three weeks since typhoon “Odette” damaged electric posts and transmission lines in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
