President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has temporarily suspended excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene through Executive Order No. 125 after elevated global crude prices triggered the government’s fuel tax-relief mechanism.

MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) is seeking regulatory approval to refund P2.64 billion in excess distribution charges to more than eight million customers following delays in the completion of its rate reset.

COREnergy, the retail electricity supplier of Vivant Energy, signed a two-year supply agreement with DEDON Manufacturing Inc., the first customer of its new Sunshine Plan.

MANILA, Philippines — In its recent celebration of 25 years of leadership in the legal sector, SEDA Law awarded its prestigious Silver Coin Tribute to Federico “Piki” Lopez, chairman and CEO of the First Holdings Group, during a gala dinner attended by some 600 leaders from business, government and professional sectors.

Pangasinan 2nd District Rep. Mark Cojuangco renewed calls to assess whether the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP) can be safely and feasibly recommissioned, arguing that the facility could help strengthen the country’s power supply amidst a backdrop of recurring shortages and rising electricity demand.

The Department of Energy (DOE) presented a masterplan on Friday to overhaul mainland Palawan’s power system, a move officials said could benefit more than 250,000 households and businesses across the province.

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it endorsed a 137 energy projects with combined capacities of 17.8 gigawatts (GW) to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines in the first half, clearing them for system impact studies (SIS).

CEBU CITY — Consumer, labor and climate groups have called for the resignation of Energy Secretary Sharon Garin as the Visayas power crisis dragged on its fifth month.

MANILA – A six-month interim supply agreement is in place to resume natural gas deliveries from the Malampaya gas field to the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan Power Plant in Batangas City, the country’s largest natural gas-fired facility.

Donnabel K. Cruz doesn’t sound like an executive reciting talking points in a boardroom, but like an engineer or a chemist who has spent 25 years inside the machinery of the oil and gas business.