The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has launched the P93.59 million San Mateo Water Supply System to provide safe and affordable water to upland communities in Norzagaray, Bulacan. DPWH Undersecretary Roberto R. Bernardo, representing Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, led the...
President Marcos has assured Filipinos anew that his administration is committed to ensuring that the country has a steady and reliable power supply amid the rise of technology and the growing electricity demand. Malacañang photos Marcos said this as he led the groundbreaking of the 3,500-hectare...
Filipinos will have stable access to rice in the coming Christmas season despite the subsequent typhoons that struck the country’s agricultural lands these past weeks, National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Administrator Engr. Eduardo Guillen said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has plans to shift the agricultural sector’s cropping calendar as a long-term solution to the devastating impact of typhoons to the country’s low-lying ricefields and harvest season. (Keith Bacongco/MB file photo) NIA Administrator...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Former Oriental Mindoro Rep. Rodolfo G. Valencia has called on the public and stakeholders of the local power sector to closely monitor the bidding process for the 57-megawatt power supply in the province to avoid the repetition of a previous competitive selection...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured Filipinos that the country's rice supply remains sufficient despite the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine which ravaged different parts of the Philippines this week. File photo Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said this during a...
By Derco Rosal The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that rice and corn stocks continued to decline in September this year due to storm damage and lower global prices. In September, rice stock levels dropped by 11.2 percent compared to the previous month, which recorded 1.87...
After this week’s first Commission meeting under Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and CEO Jesse Hermogenes Andres, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has agreed to expedite approvals of the certificates of compliance (COCs) or the licenses needed by new power plants to start generating...
The Gordian knot of the power sector’s regulatory affairs will be eased as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is already scheduled to resume its formal Commission meeting this Monday (September 30), which will be the first under the supervision of Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and CEO Jesse...
Real estate firm DM Wenceslao Group (DMWAI) has secured power supply for its property development in Paranaque City from MPower, the local retail electricity supplier (RES) subsidiary of power utility giant Manila Electric Company. According to Meralco, the power supply agreement (PSA) signed by...
The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA) has thumbed down a legislative proposal that will prioritize the use of Malampaya gas on the electricity generation grind of various gas-fed power plants in the country. While there is a high level temptation to prioritize...
On his first day of office, newly designated Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officer-in-charge Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres immediately hit the ground running, while also giving commitment that he will uphold “fair, fast and transparent” processes in rule-making as well as in tackling the...
