Rate hike in March Meralco billing seen By MYRNA M. VELASCO Apart from financial pain at petroleum pumps, the customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will need to expect further squeeze on their household budgets as their electric bills are also anticipated to rise this month. According to...
Senator Nancy Binay today (March 3) urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to focus on immediately shoring up the country’s thinning power reserves rather than busying itself on other concerns. “Rather than looking too far ahead, the energy department should look at the problem that’s staring...
Spectrum to scale up solar rooftop installations for customers By Myrna M. Velasco Spectrum, a wholly-owned solar power firm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), will be scaling up on its solar rooftop installations -- primarily for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers, so it can help...
Photo from PBA Shabazz Muhammad erupted for 57 points to lead an incredible comeback from 26 down as San Miguel Beer stunned Meralco, 115-110, Saturday, March 5 in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Muhammad made 45 of his points in the second half, playing like a one-man...
Photo from PBA San Miguel Beer and Meralco dispute a spot in the quarterfinals in a key showdown for positioning Saturday, March 5 in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tipoff is set at 6:45 p.m. with the winner becoming the third team to officially clinch a quarters seat,...
The Pasig City Scholars (PCS) Office opened on Wednesday, March 2, the applications for the medical scholarships offered by the local government unit (LGU) in partnership with the One Meralco Foundation (OMF) and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH). The Meralco-Pasig medical...
The Pasig City local government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with One Meralco Foundation (OMF) and the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) for the grant of medical scholarship to aspiring medical students in the city on Tuesday, March 1. The medical scholarship offers an...
SMC, SunAsia to challenge 850MW Razon-Leviste solar bid By MYRNA M. VELASCO A subsidiary of top-tier power producer SMC Global Power Holdings Corp of the San Miguel Group and a consortium led by SunAsia Energy will challenge the unsolicited proposal lodged by the joint venture of Prime...
Meralco sets P110-B capital spending By MYRNA M. VELASCO Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is allocating capital spending of up to P110 billion for renewable energy (RE) facilities, electric vehicles (EVs) and other projects’ buildup that will underpin its sustainability...
The core net income of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) went up by 13 percent to P24.608 billion last year compared to the leaner P21.711 billion in 2020 due to robust energy sales. On the distribution firm’s reported net income, this climbed significantly by 44 percent to...
Photo from PBA Rookie RK Ilagan scored a buzzer-beating jumper to give Alaska a 94-93 win over Meralco in a thrilling finish to their PBA Governors’ Cup game held Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Given the chance to come through in the clutch, Ilagan repaid coach Jeffrey...
Photo from PBA Meralco rode on the hot hands of Allein Maliksi in the fourth quarter to take down Rain or Shine, 93-88, Sunday, Feb. 20 and get back on winning track in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Maliksi scored 12 of his 19 points in the final period as the Bolts were...
