Alcantara-led Alsons Power has sealed its first retail electricity supply (RES) agreement with Holcim Philippines, Inc., a leading supplier of cement and construction aggregates in the country. In the power supply deal inked by the parties, it was stipulated that “Alsons Power will supply 80% of...
Meralco PowerGen Corporation, the power investment arm of Manila Electric Company, is eyeing to secure approval from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on the triarchy deal that it sealed for the $3.3 billion integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Batangas province. MGen...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has published its Guidelines on Merger Remedies which outlines how it assesses the merging parties’ proposals to address competition concerns arising from merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. The Guidelines contain guidance on the design,...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it has begun a Phase 2 review of a proposed joint venture involving independent tower companies in the country to fully assess the impact on competition after the Phase 1 review. In a statement on Tuesday, June 11, the anti-trust body said that the...
Students from the Philippines on Sunday, May 26, made history as the first team from the country to win the Grand Prize in the Huawei ICT Competition - Computing Track Global Final held in Shenzhen, China. HISTORIC WIN. The team from iACADEMY won Grand Prize at Huawei ICT Competition - Computing...
A subsidiary of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. is joining the league of players that are out to dismantle the incumbency and dominance of franchised power utilities, as it also secured a license to offer supply and service as a retail electricity supplier (RES) in the restructured...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has cleared the proposed joint venture between the subsidiaries of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) for its business process outsourcing unit and KDDI Corporation (KDDI), an ICT solutions provider. In a statement released Monday, April 29, the PCC said...
BACOLOD CITY – Victorias City and Murcia in Negros Occidental topped the city and municipal categories of the Best of Festival Dances Competition during the 28th Panaad sa Negros Festival here on Monday, April 15. The Sidlak Kadalag-an Festival dancers of Victorias City successfully defended...
A showcase of innovation and ingenuity, the 9th Philippine Robothon Competition 2024 concluded at St. Paul College. Themed "FUTURE: Filipinos in Unified Technologies, Unveiling Robotics Excellence; Pagtanaw sa Ating Ambisyon Tungo sa Matatag na Edukasyon" was co-organized by...
The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Team posing for a photo after winning the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition (Jessup White & Case LLP’s Facebook page). Winning the competition...
Qualified big-ticket contestable customers in Mindanao can finally exercise ‘power of choice’ on contracting their electricity services as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has already opened that segment of the industry for retail competition. Similar to the threshold for Luzon and...
Attention all pyro lovers! Get ready to witness “the brightest show on Earth” as the highly anticipated Philippine International Pyromusical Competition is back after a four-year break. On their official Facebook page, the brightest competition of the year will take place on the following...
