Social Security System (SSS) is preparing to launch an energy sustainability loan program in September to help qualified members finance residential solar panel systems amid elevated electricity costs. In a statement on Friday, May 22, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Joseph...
With a new home at Capital1, Vanie Gandler and Erika Santos are eager to turn the page and help steer the franchise become a championship contenter in the Premier Volleyball League. Gandler, who was crowned MVP in the last All-Filipino Conference, said she never viewed herself as the missing piece...
PASTRANA, Leyte – A group of graduating engineering students has developed a hybrid renewable energy system that uses solar and hydropower from a small irrigation canal to power streetlights in a farming community here. The locally sourced renewable energy system generates 70 percent of its power...
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) reported a 58 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the company accelerated the rollout of its solar portfolio and capitalized on rising electricity sales. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, May 15, CREC reported that net income...
A pro-solar energy congressman is prodding the government to protect consumers against fly-by-night solar power providers, even as the shift to this particular renewable energy (RE) becomes more palatable to Filipinos. Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, a member of the Committee on Appropriations,...
Capital1 sent shock waves through the Premier Volleyball League by securing former MVPs Erika Santos and Vanie Gandler to bolster the crew ahead of the new season. Team owner Milka Romero formally announced the blockbuster signings on Thursday, May 14, giving Gandler and Santos a new home following...
The Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA) is calling on the government to establish a dedicated incentive framework for micro- and small-scale solar installers to lower costs and sideline the growing “informal” market of non-compliant providers. In a statement on Wednesday, May...
As its massive solar facility continues to undergo development, the power generation arm of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) said it is actively working with the grid operator to address any transmission concerns that may arise once the full capacity of its solar project comes...
The Philippines’ energy market comes together once again as Solar & Storage Live Philippines 2026 returns to Manila’s SMX Convention Center on 19-20 May 2026. As the country’s largest clean energy event, this free-to-attend exhibition and conference will welcome over 18,000 energy...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has brushed off the criminal complaint filed against him and five other executives of Solar Para sa Bayan Corporation (SPSB/SPBC), calling it “super duper hina (super duper weak)". "The only information I have is what I got from the media, and...
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Antonio L. Leviste and five other fellow executives of the Solar Para sa Bayan Corporation (SPSB/SPBC) are facing a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for their alleged failure to meet the conditions of the legislative franchise granted to...
Greenlight Holdings Inc. secured a ₱9.36 billion senior term loan facility to fund the ongoing construction of its 240-megawatt-peak San Isidro Leyte Solar Power Project. In a statement, Greenlight said t he joint-venture developer obtained the project finance package from China Banking Corp....
