The Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to issue a circular by late this year or early 2027 to provide the framework for establishing nuclear energy plants in the Philippines. In an interview, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the circular is currently being drafted by the agency 's Energy...
Philippine renewable energy firm SunAsia Energy Inc. and Vietnam-based VinEnergo have forged a strategic partnership to develop a $406-million, 422-MWp Solar on Water portfolio in Pampanga and Negros Occidental. During the partnership agreement signing, SunAsia Energy President and CEO Tetchi...
Renewed tensions in the Middle East and escalating shipping disruptions, which trigger severe oil price shocks, are straining consumers and global economic growth alike. Since we import the vast majority of our energy requirements, these tensions have unmasked the fragility of the country’s power...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is working with power grid operators and generation companies to restore electricity in Southern Mindanao after a major earthquake disrupted operations at power plants and severed transmission lines. Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin said in a media briefing that the...
Real estate giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) is expanding its participation in a government-led energy conservation initiative by committing its entire real estate portfolio to the program rather than just its shopping malls. Robert S. Lao, ALI chief sustainability officer, said the developer will...
Ranking members of the House of Representatives have come out to defend Executive Secretary Ralph Recto from what they described as political clatter coming from health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon. Criticizing Leachon were Deputy Speakers Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and La Union 1st...
As "congressmeow" Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga 's fate hangs in the balance, a House leader highlighted the eccentric solon 's apparent disinterest with his job in the legislative chamber. Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, in an online interview,...
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...
Are you afraid of the dark? Well, that depends on whether we are talking about horror movies or the national power supply! Just when Filipino consumers thought they could finally survive the summer’s rotational blackouts, the international energy market strolled in like a sequel villain,...
Seemingly taking advantage of the endorphins produced among congressmen during a long but productive plenary session, Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has made a plea to a House leader in order to save his friend, "congressmeow" Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga....
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) annual summer ritual is familiar: it promises that the electricity supply will be “enough and stable,” but the power grid clearly is not getting the memo. After decades of forecasting, energy officials still miss the mark so consistently that it almost feels...
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin has filed a resolution seeking a congressional inquiry into the growing incidence of fake news, online harassment, cyber threats, disinformation, and other forms of digital abuse proliferating across social media and online platforms. Her...
