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.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) conducted an inspection of major liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Batangas following a Yellow Alert over the Luzon Grid earlier this month, as regulators moved to assess risks to power supply.

Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) is ramping up spending for 2026, setting aside PHP 62 billion to expand its renewable energy and battery storage portfolio as it accelerates its transition strategy.

Calibr8 Systems, a Philippine-based industrial systems integrator providing end-to-end solutions for IT/OT convergence, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) to advance cooperation in radiation and nuclear science and technology research and development.

San Miguel Global Power Holdings Corp. spent P11.4 billion from its P30-billion bond issuance to finance debt and develop solar and hydro projects, according to a disclosure to the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp.

Mabuhay Energy Corporation (MECO) has expanded its footprint in the retail electricity market, supplying power to 60 franchise-operated food retail stores under the Jollibee Group through the government’s Retail Aggregation Program (RAP).