The Department of Energy said SM Prime Holdings has committed to implementing weekly energy reduction measures as part of the government’s O.N.E.: Oras Natin sa Efficiency campaign.

ACEN, GCash, and the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte have launched the Ilocos Norte Solar Rooftop Campaign, the first local government-led initiative in the Philippines aimed at enabling households to access rooftop solar through financing and with net metering.

Lawson Philippines is set to transition its operations to 100% renewable energy through a retail electricity supply partnership with ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions (ACEN RES), supporting both its corporate sustainability goals and the Philippines’ broader clean energy targets.

AYALA LAND, Inc.’s retail arm Ayala Malls said it is expanding the use of renewable energy (RE) across its properties as part of its energy efficiency efforts.

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) is pushing Congress and the national government to shift funding for the Lifeline Rate electricity subsidy to the national budget, instead of continuing to pass the cost through cross-subsidies charged to ordinary consumers.

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.