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State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is urging the government to overhaul its energy subsidy frameworks, warning that design flaws are allowing wealthy households and profitable private resorts to capture millions of pesos intended for marginalized consumers. In...

State-run Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the country ’s first sovereign wealth fund (SWF),  has signed a cooperation agreement with key government energy agencies to modernize and rehabilitate the aging power transmission system of Mindoro Island, with officials aiming to...

Electricity subsidies remain necessary to help vulnerable households and remote communities access power, but the Philippine government needs to improve targeting mechanisms to reduce leakages and ensure long-term sustainability, according to experts at a recent webinar organized by state-run...

As of Friday (July 4), the energy sector was buzzing with one juicy tidbit: OIC Sharon Garin 's appointment papers will reportedly make her ‘Acting’ Secretary. Naturally, the whole industry has raised eyebrows and asked in chorus: Wait, is the search for the next Energy Secretary still...