NUEVA ECIJA — Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo believes that electric cooperatives (ECs) will help address the problems faced by the power industry in terms of supply and high costs. PHILRECA members welcome presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo in Talavera, Nueva...
Despite his youth, millennial businessman and poverty alleviation advocate Manuel S. Reyes VII has learned early on that success — whether in the private or public sector — tastes sweeter when it has a positive impact on the lives of others. As the firstborn son of Ruben Cesar C. Reyes, Manuel...
The water level of Angat Dam, which supplies 97 percent of Metro Manila's water requirement, has decreased to 195 meters, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) disclosed on Tuesday, March 8. While the NWRB said the water level is still 15 meters above its minimum operating level of 180 meters,...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services in Muntinlupa will get rebates in their bills after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) found the company liable for prolonged water service interruptions (WSI). In a statement, MWSS-RO Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty...
Vice President Leni Robredo revealed the steps her administration will take in response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict if she wins the presidency in the upcoming elections. Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the CNN Philippines Presidential Debate at the...
The country can expect more research and development projects for agriculture and other technologies that would benefit Filipino farmers and fishermen once Partido Reporma presidential candidate Panfilo “Ping” Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III get the...
The House Committees on Ways and Means and Heath has approved the measure which seeks to forbid the use of trans fatty acids in the country's food supply. Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund "LRay" Villafuerte, Jr., welcomed the House panels' approval of House Bill No. 8093 or the proposed...
Unstable power supply in the country does not only endanger the actual May elections but is also a serious electoral issue, reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros said this is something policymakers...
A committee of the Muntinlupa City Council is seeking to amend an existing ordinance to include Maynilad Water Services in the regular testing of the quality of water it supplies to thousands of customers in the city. The Committee on Environment, chaired by Councilor Marissa Rongavilla, held a...
The Muntinlupa City Council has set the public hearing to investigate Maynilad Water Services’ prolonged water service interruption that has severely affected customers in Muntinlupa and other cities and municipalities. The City Council’s Committee on Environment will hold the hearing at 8:30...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday welcomed the signing into law of the bill that seeks to institutionalize microgrid development in the Philippines, saying this would help the country realize total electrification by the end of the year. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday welcomed the signing into law of the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems as it would help accelerate the total electrification in unserved and underserved areas in the country. President Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11646 or the...
