Government pension funds Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) could face multi-billion-peso exposure in First Gen Corp. if so-called “poison pill” provisions are triggered, according to the Lopez majority, which is calling for a government investigation into what it described as a governance “scandal.”
More than 220 McDonald’s stores in Luzon will shift to aggregated power supply after Golden Arches Development Corporation (GADC) tapped EvoEnergi as its retail electricity supplier, marking one of the largest deployments so far under the government’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).
ASEAN energy ministers have moved to strengthen regional coordination and monitoring mechanisms as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to raise concerns over oil and gas supply stability.
The Department of Energy (DOE) has turned over a 40-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) system to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), with the aim of lowering electricity costs in public facilities.
Senator Win Gatchalian is pressing for the accelerated implementation of the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement (APSA), warning that renewed instability in the Middle East is exposing the region’s vulnerability to external energy shocks and potential supply disruptions.
Senator Bam Aquino has filed a resolution seeking a Senate review of electricity subsidy financing, pushing to move Lifeline rates and other mandated discounts off consumers’ electricity bills and into the national budget.
The Philippines is no longer asking whether solar works. The real question now is whether it can be trusted—through typhoons, power price spikes, and years of nonstop operation. As rooftop systems spread from landmark malls and industrial parks to homes in Cebu and Davao, solar has quietly shifted roles: from a sustainability add-on to critical…
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) has launched a new web-based platform aimed at helping consumers better understand electricity prices, particularly the generation charges that make up the largest portion of standard power bills.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is deepening its shift toward technology-driven industrial development, signing a new partnership with Schneider Electric Philippines to advance energy efficiency, digitalization, and automation across the country’s ecozones.
ACEN warned of a potential power oversupply risk as renewable energy capacity rapidly expands, even as the Philippines accelerates its clean energy rollout.