Leviste-led Solar Philippines Batangas Baseload Corporation (SPBBC) offered power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) 200 megawatt (MW) baseload capacity or round-the-clock electricity supply for 20 years. The SPBBC offer was granted an “original proponent status" and will be...
Meralco has already secured the services of former NBA player Johnny O’Bryant as their reinforcement for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from Johnny O'Bryant Instagram The 6-foot-9, 29-year-old big man from Cleveland Mississippi was selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA Rookie Draft by...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is lining up series of competitive supply selection processes (CSPs) for 1,400-megawatt capacity requirement in the immediate to medium-term. According to Atty Jose Ronald Valles, first vice president and head of regulatory at Meralco, after the...
Meralco head coach Norman Black expressed his gratitude to the rest of his coaching staff for holding the fort when he took an indefinite leave to attend to his then-ailing mother in the US. Meralco coach Norman Black (PBA Images) The veteran tactician had no other choice but to leave the fate of...
San Miguel Beer and TNT gun for a 2-0 lead over their respective opponents in Game 2 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals Friday, Aug. 5, at the Araneta Coliseum. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) A pair of routs marked the start of their semifinals showdown with the Tropang Giga...
With the repricing of fuel supply from the Malampaya gas field, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is expecting upward adjustment in the electric bills to their customers in this August billing cycle. According to Meralco, while all billings from its power suppliers are still not...
San Miguel Beer sent Meralco crashing back to earth with a dominant 121-97 victory to gain a headstart in their best-of-seven semifinals showdown in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, Aug 3. Rodney Brondial (PBA Images) The Bolts, still riding the euphoria after eliminating the Barangay...
After finally hurdling Barangay Ginebra in the playoffs, stand-in coach Luigi Trillo said Meralco is now shifting their focus to the bigger wall against San Miguel Beer in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. Photo from PBA The Bolts were still in euphoria after finally getting the monkey off...
SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation (SMCGP), the power investment arm of San Miguel Corporation, logged colossal losses of P15 billion on the electricity generation operation of its power plants due to surging fuel prices in the world market and is now batting for rate hikes so it can partly...
Meralco put an end to the series of playoff nightmares at the hands of Barangay Ginebra, this time escaping with a nail-biting 106-104 victory in Game 3 of their best-of-three quarterfinals duel in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Sunday, July 31. Photo from PBA The Bolts...
Barangay Ginebra staved off elimination and grinded out a pulsating 94-87 victory over Meralco in Game 2 of their best-of-three quarterfinals series on Friday, July 29, at the FilOil-EcoOil Centre in San Juan City. Japeth Aguilar (PBA Images) The Gin Kings lived up to their "never-say-die" mantra...
JG Summit Holdings Inc., the flagship of the Gokongwei Group, has raised P12.38 billion from the sale of 36 million shares of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) through an overnight block trade. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its Board of Directors had approved the...