ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the celebration here on Thursday, May 18, of Dia de Gen. Vicente Alvarez, a day dedicated to honor a Zamboangueño revolutionary general who fought against Spain. THE marker honoring Zamboanga revolutionary hero Gen. Vicente Alvarez at Plaza Vicente S....
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation is scheduling a tender process for the procurement of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a spot contract basis that will be utilized as commissioning fuel for its LNG import facility in Batangas. According to First Gen Chief Commercial Officer Jonathan C. Russell,...
The coffers of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) will be shored up by as much as $526 million by the end of this year, with the anticipated payment of Fresh River Lakes Corporation on its acquisition of the 165-megawatt Casecnan hydroelectric power plant...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation is lining up massive investments of $20 billion, approximately equivalent to P1.123 trillion, until year 2030 to sustain its market share of 20 percent in terms of kilowatt-hour production to serve the growing electricity needs of Filipinos. The seven-year humongous...
The Philippine Army (PA) is gearing towards strengthening its cyber competencies to adapt to the evolving nature of security threats faced by the country. (Brig. Gen. Moises Nayve Jr., commander of Philippine Army Headquarters and Headquarters Support Group, checks the Army Signal Regiment's...
Fresh River Lakes Corp, a subsidiary of First Gen Corporation of the Lopez group, submitted a winning bid that dwarfed other offers for the165-megawatt Casecnan hydropower facility, the first power asset privatized under the Marcos administration. According to sources privy to the outcome of the...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By  *Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret)* The Philippines has come into focus due to the increasing tension in the Taiwan Straits, leading to the establishment of new EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) sites in the Cagayan Valley Region. Recent news...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be prioritizing the approval of contracts on the ancillary services (AS) procurements of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to help address the imbalances and technical stresses being experienced in the country’s power...
TACLOBAN CITY – There is no letup in the campaign against illegal drugs, criminality, and insurgency in Eastern Visayas, the newly installed Police Regional Office-8 chief assured. Police Brig. Gen. Vincent Calanoga emphasized the importance of continuity and consistency in ensuring the smooth...
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur – Authorities are hunting the last suspect in the ambush of Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. in Maguing, Lanao del Sur on Feb. 17. Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr., in an interview during the 87th founding anniversary celebration of the 1st Infantry (Tabak)...
*BARRACKS AND STRATEGY * *By Lt. Gen. AURELIO B. BALADAD (Ret)* During the 126th Philippine Army (PA) Anniversary last March 22, 2023 at Fort Bonifacio, President Bongbong Marcos (PBBM) gave the order for the PA to be “fully prepared and capable for any contingencies, especially considering you...
The Lopez group of companies will now bid sorrowful goodbye to their ‘North Star’ – Chairman Emeritus of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPH) Oscar M. Lopez or OML who passed away at the age of 93 on April 22 (Saturday). In a statement to the media, the Lopez-led conglomerate emphasized...
