1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (429+ words) BACOLOD CITY'The Negros Occidental provincial government is projected to save at least P1 billion over the next 25 years through its transition to solar energy, according to an official of renewable energy firm We Gen Energy Philippines Inc READ: Negros Occidental mayors…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (466+ words) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines " Consumer advocates on Tuesday warned that the cost of power in Mindanao, and even the rest of the country, could rise further if the Department of Energy (DOE) lifts the moratorium on the use of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (353+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Senate on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would give President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the power to suspend or reduce the excise taxes on petroleum products to temper the impact of the surging…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (398+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Public transport drivers in Metro Manila began receiving P5, 000 fuel assistance on Tuesday, covering drivers of tricycles, jeepneys, buses, and ride-hailing motorcycles and cars. The aid program aims to assist 396, 352 public transport drivers in Metro Manila cope with rising…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (313+ words) TACLOBAN CITY-" The"Leyte provincial government"has adopted a flexible work arrangement and a series of energy conservation measures for its offices, following a directive from the national government to curb fuel and electricity consumption amid rising global oil prices....

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (265+ words) BACOLOD CITY " Rep. Alfredo Abelardo "Albee" Benitez of this city has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to divert P120 million intended for solar studs along Lacson Street here and instead install solar street lights that he says…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (264+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will sit down with government financing institutions (GFIs) to assist operators of modernized jeepney fleets who are struggling to meet their loan obligations under the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP)....

9+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (973+ words) MANILA, Philippines " The Philippines" off-grid islands, home to millions of Filipinos, represent the remarkable progress and the urgent unfinished work of national electrification. While many island communities now have access to electricity, it often comes at a high, hidden cost…...

9+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (627+ words) NAGA CITY, CAMARINES SUR, Philippines " The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Bicol has activated solar-powered irrigation systems in the provinces of Masbate, Albay, and Camarines Sur, in a move expected to boost local rice production and revitalize idle farmlands that…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1153+ words) (Last of two parts) MANILA, Philippines'While solar energy flourishes under Marcos, the country's vast wind potential remains untouched, and energy analysts say this says more about the direction of Philippine power than we think. When President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took…...