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...
It looks like health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon irked more congressmen than previously thought with his resignation call against Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto. Lashing out at Leachon on Monday, May 11, were Lanao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Manila 3rd district Rep....
House Deputy Speaker Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Janette Garin has shown that she is unbothered by the recent references to her and Dengvaxia, despite what her congressman-colleagues might think. Recently tagging Garin in Dengvaxia-related posts are "congressmeow" Cavite 4th district Rep. Francisco...
During intense deliberations that preceded the 2005 enactment of the Expanded Value Added Tax (E-VAT) Law, which also covered oil and electricity, lawmakers defended the measure as a treasury-tightening mechanism; an unpopular but calculated imposition designed to raise massive revenues so it could...
When health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto 's resignation, he probably didn 't expect three women leaders from the House of Representatives to give him a dressing-down for his supposedly haphazard remarks. Rebuking and lecturing Leachon on...
