Senate President Vicente Sotto III has expressed confidence that the Lacson-Sotto tandem will have a fighting chance in the 2022 elections with their expected alliance with the National Unity Party (NUP). Senators Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson and Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III bump their fists during the...
A 10-year ‘graduation plan’ on systematic reduction and eventual scrapping of subsidy in off-grid areas, or those jurisdictions not physically connected to the main power grids, is being pushed by the Department of Energy. In a draft circular, the DOE directed the National Transmission...
The National Unity Party (NUP) is poised to sign a "cooperation agreement" with the Partido Reporma and the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) for the 2022 national and local elections. Nationalist People's Coalition chairman and Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads the political...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, September 29, urged telecommunication companies to ensure that mechanisms safeguarding mobile phone subscribers’ personal data are in place as they start the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. Gatchalian said the...
Former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito will be seeking a return in the Senate in the 2022 elections. Former Senator Joseph Victor 'JV' Ejercito (Cesar Tomambo/Senate PRIB) In an online press briefing Friday, September 24, Ejercito announced that he will be running again for senator. He said he...
The proposed development of the National Power Corporation (NPC) property in Diliman, Quezon City into a mixed-use commercial complex will warrant the corporate life extension of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation. PSALM President Irene Besido-Garcia said that...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) indicated that it would be able to trim down outstanding financial obligations by P23 billion this year on continued flow of proceeds from the sale of National Power Corporation's (NPC) assets. psalm logo “At the start...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is courting prospective investors who are interested to join the second round of auction it will be undertaking for a prime real estate asset in Pampanga. psalm logo The property, which is sited in Barangay Lagundi at the...
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi has been sorting out solutions to improve power supply situation in off-grid areas, or those islands that are not physically connected to the main grid. The energy chief said the template solution that the Department of Energy (DOE) has been working on is that on...
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is awaiting firm commitment from Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) before deciding to advance any further discussion or negotiation on its targeted purchase of the ‘banked gas’ that can be utilized for the...
Energy Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos has been designated officer-in-charge (OIC) of the National Power Corporation (NPC), a state-run firm that has very strategic residual function of providing electricity access to island-mode or off-grid areas. The Office of the President, through the authority...
Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) chairman and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III has wished Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso good luck as the latter takes on a new role as Aksyon Demokratiko's president. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (Jansen Romero/MANILA...
