The joint venture of Copenhagen Energy (CE) and PetroGreen Energy Corporation as developer of the frontrunner 2.0-gigawatt (2,000 megawatts) Buhawind offshore wind farm project in Ilocos Norte is now seeing the finish line clearer for 2028, following government declarations of resolving hurdles on...
While it is manifestly the major game in town for both local and foreign investors, Aboitiz Power Corporation is still seeing treacherous terrain when it comes to capital influx in the renewable energy (RE) sector. In his presentation at the Smart Forum 2024 convened by the European Chamber of...
It will be a tightrope walk for sponsors of new power projects, as three new major stumbling blocks are assessed as deterring factor to capital flow for much-needed electric capacity additions in the country. From the lens of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), Energy...
Provincial and sub-provincial jails would soon be under the management of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). This, Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said, will happen once the proposed Jail Integration Act is enacted into law. Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa (Senate...
Hoarding and smuggling of agricultural goods are expected to be eliminated through vertical integration, a concept the government is looking to implement in the agriculture sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) is planning to include all measures related to Covid-19 in other public health programs beginning next year. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said they are “going to integrate the Covid-19 prevention measures and response in its entirety.” This is...
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) -1 Roosevelt Station re-opens today, Monday, December 5, after successfully completing all necessary readiness tests, trial runs, station maintenance works, and operational exercises to integrate Roosevelt area under LRT-1’s brand-new Alstom signalling system. Once...
Light Rail Transit (LRT)-1 temporary suspends its operations this coming weekend, Dec. 3-4, to conduct readiness tests, private operator Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) announced. LRMC is gearing up for the re-integration of the LRT-1 Roosevelt Station with its existing 19 operational stations...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be conducting a review on all the 7,000 members of two large secessionist groups in Mindanao who passed the qualifying examinations to enter the police service. Azurin specifically wants to pore over the age and education...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) All regions in the country have already fully-vaccinated more than 40 percent of their respective elderly population, the Department of Health (DOH) said on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Thursday, July 8, that it “is crafting” supplemental guidelines to pave the way for the inclusion of the former violent extremists as beneficiaries of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program or E-CLIP. REBEL RETURNEES —...
