The energy subsidiaries of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) have terminated two power supply agreements (PSAs) with utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco), crashing hopes of at least 1,800 megawatts in critical power capacity additions by next year until 2025. In an...
Huge TNT and San Miguel wins in the final day of eliminations painted the complete picture of the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup playoffs. *The face-off between the top seed and the No. 8 seed is always an interesting matchup in the quarterfinals. (PBA Images) * The Tropang Giga seized the top spot of...
One person died while another was injured after two adjacent electricity posts collapsed and fell on them at the corner of Estrella and Leono Streets in Barangay Tanong, Malabon City on Friday, March 17. The Malabon City Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) said that Jairo Bonus,...
While most of his teammates were bathing in excitement in the dugout in anticipation of the PBA All-Star Game, Chris Newsome, a first-timer in the main event of the festivities and supposedly the most excited among them all, took time to go out and leave their waiting room. *Chris Newsome takes...
In discussion with the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has tackled issues in the processing of permits for energy projects which have always been the biggest headache for investors, especially foreign firms that are not familiar with the socio-political terrain...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) said the proposed "fuel swap" arrangement’ aimed at bringing back the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan generating facility to operation cannot be concluded because there was no definitive gas supply commitment from Prime Energy, the new operator of the...
Meralco pulled the plug on Phoenix’s comeback and held on to a crucial 92-86 victory in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, March 5. KJ McDaniels tows Meralco to a victory that also keeps them in Top 4 race (PBA Images) Playing on their fifth game in 11 days and...
Meralco wingman Allein Maliksi was meted with a one-game suspension and a P75,000 fine following his altercation with Converge big man Barkley Eboña, who on the other hand was fined P5,000. Allein Maliksi is suspended one game and fined P75,000 after Friday's scuffle. (PBA Images) The two got into...
Allein Maliksi (left) and Barkley Ebona are summoned by the PBA following their endgame scuffle in Friday's game between Meralco and Converge (PBA Images) Meralco wingman Allein Maliksi and Converge big man Barkley Eboña are both summoned by the Commissioner’s office following their altercation...
KJ McDaniels leads Meralco to an overtime win over Converge. (PBA Images) By NIKOLE JAVIER Meralco needed extra time to turn back Converge and eke out a 132-129 win in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, March 3. Feeling the importance of the game to...
Justin Brownlee shows no signs of fatigue as he anchors Barangay Ginebra to a victory against Meralco. (PBA Images) Barangay Ginebra torched the three-point territory in the crucial minutes to turn back Meralco, 112-107, in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday,...
The GNPower Dinginin (GNPD) coal-fired power plant, which is a joint venture of Aboitiz Power and the Ayala group, is supplying 300-megawatt capacity to Manila Electric Company (Meralco) at a much higher rate of P8.5250 per kilowatt hour (kWh), according to a top executive of the utility firm. The...
