The Department of Energy (DOE) will prioritize the return-to-operation of the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan gas-fired power plant that is currently on shutdown because of fuel lack due to the depleting state of the Malampaya gas field. “We lost 1,200MW of Ilijan, which is powered by natural gas, so this...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “LRay” Villafuerte has urged Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Raphael Lotilla to establish the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) plan amid the runaway prices of fuel, food, and electricity. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (MB FILE PHOTO)...
Malacañang revealed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has recently appointed 12 individuals, mostly familiar names, to different government posts, including ambassadors and high-ranking positions in top agencies. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla (Enexor Photo), Commission on Higher Education...
The Philippine Petroleum Association (PAP) has asked Energy Secretary-designate Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla to finally push for the resumption of oil and gas exploration activities within Philippine basins – an investment domain that practically stalled under the Duterte administration. “It is...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, July 12 said Raphael Lotilla should be allowed to be the Department of Energy (DOE) chief. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Gatchalian, who served as the Senate Committee on Energy during the 18th Congress, said he will file...
Lawyer Raphael Lotilla remains a nominee to head the Department of Energy (DOE) pending clarification and submission of required documents on his employment status, Malacañang said. Atty. Raphael Lotilla Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles reiterated the status of Lotilla's designation as Energy...
Malacañang clarified that lawyer Raphael Lotilla's return to the Department of Energy (DOE) as its head is still uncertain until his employment status is clarified. Former Energy Secretary and Enexor Director Raphael Lotilla (Photo from Enexor) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles issued the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is one step closer to completing his Cabinet after he named Raphael Lotilla as his Energy Secretary, Malacañang announced. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla (File photo from the Department of Energy) This is not Lotilla's first time leading the agency. He...