Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has expressed hope that incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will appoint an Energy secretary who can address the country’s problem on power supply. Gatchalian noted that the current leadership of the Department of Energy (DOE),...
Bureaucratic and legislative kinks must be ironed out first before the incoming Marcos administration can allow the 100 percent foreign ownership of power generation ventures in the country. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President-elect Bongbong Marcos's...
You’ll be surprised by how much these drag artists have spent on their craft Last June 18, the category is Filipino Drag Excellence as some the best local drag artists gathered together at Tipple & Slaw, Pop-up Katipunan to celebrate “Pride and Power.” The event, made possible by Sony...
A wake up call. (Unsplash) That's how outgoing Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas described the power outages in Luzon over the weekend, which affected an estimated one million residents, “This incident, which has been attributed to insufficient power supply, is a stark reminder that we...
COREnergy, which is the power retailing arm of listed firm Vivant Corporation, is targeting to sustain upturn in capacity sales to contestable customers next year and for it to log further demand growth beyond 2023. As indicated by Vivant President Emil Andre M. Garcia, “overall, the performance...
There will be power interruptions in some areas of Ermita, Malate, and Paco in Manila on Sunday, June 19, as advised by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco). Meralco will be replacing electric poles, and reconstructing power lines as part of their repair and maintenance operations. Additional...
There has been a lot of talks happening on nuclear energy because of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s executive order to include it in our energy mix and President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise to install at least one nuclear power plant and to consider the revival of the...
Having perfected its electric vehicle (EV) technology over the ten-plus years since the launch of the Nissan LEAF — the world's first mass market EV, Nissan is set to introduce another innovation in electrification with the launch of e-POWER technology in the Philippines. e-POWER is a 100%...
MARAWI CITY – A massive blackout is well in the offing in the province of Lanao del Sur if its power provider fails to settle its outstanding obligations to Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. The Lanao del Sur...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has ordered the collection of unpaid electricity bills of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MAGELCO) and Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO). In a statement Wednesday, June 8, the DOF said MAGELCO and LASURECO have outstanding accounts...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto C. Santos reiterated the stand of his diocese opposing the revival of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) to help address the power shortage in the country. Bishop Ruperto C. Santos (Manila Bulletin file) “Our pastoral statement of rejecting and saying ‘no’ to the...
Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos has renewed his diocese’s opposition to efforts to revive the nuclear plant on Bataan peninsula near Manila. Bishop Ruperto Santos(CBCP/File Photo/MB) “Our pastoral statement of ‘No to BNPP’ rehabilitation stands,” CBCP News quoted the prelate's interview on...
