The Department of Energy (DOE) will be issuing guidelines for the "opt-in mechanism" of industry participants on procuring percentage of their required renewable energy-generated supply from a pool of government-awarded RE capacity under the green energy auction program (GEAP). In a draft Circular...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation will be joining the fresh round of bidding that power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be undertake to fill the capacity void on its additional 2024 supply following the retreat of its targeted supplier. First Gen President and COO Francis Giles B....
The Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking a series of public consultation to solicit stakeholder-inputs and comments on the proposed revision of the competitive selection process (CSP) or the bidding system for power supply agreements (PSAs) of distribution utilities. The energy department...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is laying down the conditions on when competitive selection process (CSP) or bidding will no longer be required in the procurement of capacities by private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs). In a draft Circular presented to industry...
TECH4GOOD Monchito B. Ibrahim, former DICT Undersecretary Several months back, I featured in this column the correlation between having the right skills for its workforce and the country’s global competitiveness and how having an effective skills development program will position it to take...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has opposed the proposal of a militant teachers’ group for the new administration to drop English in favor of Filipino as the medium of instruction, saying it would be a "recipe for disaster". Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
The Pasay City local government was recognized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for passing the four pillars of the Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI). During the 9th National Competitive Summit conducted by the DTI, Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said Pasay City was cited...
Xandata Project Xandata–the Filipino-made FPS game–is a mix between Quake and Overwatch. It’s fast-paced and offers plenty of customization to adapt in the middle of a match. I first played this game as early as 2017 and already it was showing some promise. Now, nearing it’s Early Acess,...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended P100-million grant, approximately $2 million, to bankroll the Philippine Competitive and Inclusive Agriculture Development Program (CIADP2) to be implemented by the Department of Agriculture (DA). The CIADP2 aims to reduce income inequality by expanding...
Two subsidiary firms of diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) tendered the lowest bid for the competitive selection process (CSP) for the supply of 1,800 MW power capacity to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) over a 20-year year period. The winning SMC companies are...
