The Department of Energy (DOE) has projected higher energy demand in Luzon during the summer. Following the recent heat index levels, the DOE reported a peak demand projection of 14,769 megawatts (MW) in Luzon, while Visayas could reach 3,111 MW, and Mindanao, 2,789 MW. “The maximum adjusted...
Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) reported a drop in its net income in 2024 due to weaker selling prices. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, March 3, SMPC said its net income decreased by 30 percent to ₱19.6 billion last year from ₱27.9 billion...
The much-anticipated fresh round of extensive feasibility study for the targeted revival of the 620-megawatt Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) will be facing delays due to “compliance concerns” that the governments of the Philippines and South Korea have yet to accomplish. In an exclusive...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) reported that the emergency power supply agreement (EPSA), which secures backup electricity for potential supply interruptions, is set to conclude in 2026. In a briefing, Jose Ronald Valles, Meralco senior vice president and head of...
As the nation commemorates the 39th anniversary of the People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, teachers' groups urged President Marcos to restore EDSA Day as a special non-working holiday and reiterated their opposition to historical distortion and disinformation. The EDSA People Power...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies for the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb.25, at the EDSA People Power Monument. Mayor Joy Belmonte and other government officials atten the wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 25...
EDSA People Power Revolution 39th anniversary (Santi San Juan) The spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution remains strong even after 39 years removed from the historic event, House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy”...
Progressive groups on Tuesday, Feb. 25, marked the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution—an event that they said should remind the country of the power of collective action to stand up for what is right. At the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, Bayan Muna Party-list...
Not declaring Feb. 25 or the EDSA People Power anniversary as a non-working holiday was neither an effort to erase history, nor undermining the gains from the historic revolution. EDSA People Power Revolution 39th anniversary (Santi San Juan/MANILA BULLETIN) This was what Malacañang Press Officer...
Do not forget. Celebrate. Be proud. The EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN) On the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas urged students to uphold truth, fight injustice, and...
The Senate minority bloc on Tuesday, February 25, lauded the continuing moves to commemorate the spirit of the EDSA People Power Revolution, as the nation celebrates its 39 th anniversary. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said EDSA should be “celebrated” because it...
ILOILO CITY — Ilonggos highly criticized Mayor Jerry Treñas for downplaying EDSA People Power, especially when he boasted of his heroism during the Marcos dictatorship, including being imprisoned. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas' statement during the 36th anniversary of EDSA People Power in...
