President Duterte has "given the cue" for legislators to create a law that would allow the executive to exercise its so-called police power over those who do not want to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte listens to a presentation during the "Talk...
The government can invoke police power of the State, but there is need for a new law that would compel people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said on Tuesday, September 28, In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the...
President Duterte appealed to "anti-vaxxers" or people who do not believe in vaccines, to "go with the trend," reiterating that getting vaccinated is the best way to overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang file photo) Duterte made the statement after...
Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV) is selling a 25.01 percent stake in Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) to JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s largest power producer, for $1.146 billion in cash. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AEV said the Aboitiz family’s privately held parent company...
Iloilo Representative Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 27 questioned the P1-billion worth of funds proposed by the Department of Agriculture (DA) supposedly for the government’s solar panel irrigation system (SPIS) project, saying she finds the program “untimely” and “impractical” at this...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares The sad news is that we may still be voting using the pre-pandemic onsite voting methods in next year’s national elections. The good news is that our countrymen appear determined to exercise their sacred right to choose their leaders no matter what the odds may...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This week more than ever, my social media feed has been filled with posts surrounding untimely, mysterious and unexpected deaths, as well as varying reactions from netizens on announcements of candidates to run for the presidency. Posts are more passionate than...
At least eight power generation companies (GenCos) have been formally tagged by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for penalties for breaching allowable forced outages in their electric generating facilities, that in turn triggered rotational blackouts and rate spikes last summer. ERC Logo In...
Integrated energy company Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) was recognized at the ASEAN Energy Awards for the accelerated rehabilitation of its South Panian coal mine. To be specific, SMPC was declared as the winner in the award’s Special Submission category for the company’s...
SYDNEY, Australia – A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific has highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as the China-US rivalry grows. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows a close-up of construction in progress at a...
Alsons Power-Zamboanga The Alsons Power Group’s San Ramon Power, Inc. (SRPI) recently turned over 205 reams or more than 100,000 sheets of bond paper to eight public schools located in SRPI’s host barangays of Sinubong, Pamucutan, and Talisayan, Zamboanga City. The SRPI donation will enable the...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate urged Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to reconsider its decision to impose another power rate hike, the sixth this year, saying that it is ill-timed as Filipinos are still reeling from the devastating effects of the COVID-19...
