The Department of Energy (DOE) on Saturday, Nov. 6, reiterated the country's commitment to gradually transition from fuel energy into clean energy as the country participates in the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26. In a statement, the agency said "nothing has changed" with...
President Duterte has vowed to put an end to Palawan's electricity woes by expropriating the franchises of the underperforming power providers in the province. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the joint meeting of the NTF-RTF ELCAC in Region IV-B in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 4,...
As soon as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Wednesday, Nov. 3, said he would push for the construction of infrastructure for clean and renewable energy. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA...
The Philippines and Indonesia have formed a new partnership establishing an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), the first of its kind in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. At the COP26 in Glasgow, ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani...
A principal author of the law that imposed excise taxes on fuel is now seeking the reduction of the much-criticized imposition but with an effectivity of just six months - from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House...
Basic Energy Corporation will hold its 2021 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting online at 3:00p.m. on November 24, 2021, Wednesday via the Zoom platform. Stockholders who wish to participate through remote communication are requested to check the registration guidelines stated in the notice of the said...
Partido Reporma chairman and standard-bearer Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Monday November 1 said turning to safe atomic power could be a viable option considering the rising prices of oil and gas in the global market, coupled with the volatile output of some renewable energy sources....
Nueva Ecija Third District Rep. Rosanna “Ria” Vergara chided the Department of Finance for taking an adamant stand against moves to suspend collection of excise tax on fuel as way of protecting Filipinos from the impact of uncontrolled price hikes in petroleum products. Rep. Ria Vergara...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Oct. 29 slammed the Department of Finance for aggressively pushing for approval of a bill that resulted foregone revenues of P260 billion to government while standing strong against any move to suspend the...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) should earmark some of its budget for the residents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, noted that not a single centavo of its proposed...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that many of the changes that scientists have observed in the climate are unprecedented and worse, some of these changes, like continued sea level rise, are irreversible over hundreds to...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has flagged Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. (CENECO) on pass-on of charges to its customers even if these were anchored on contracts or power supply agreements (PSAs) that already lapsed. In particular, the ERC has condemned the act of CENECO for...
