
IPs back Meralco-SOCOTECO joint venture
SARANGANI PROVINCE — Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities in Sarangani have expressed support for the proposed joint venture between Manila Electric Co.…
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SARANGANI PROVINCE — Indigenous Peoples (IP) communities in Sarangani have expressed support for the proposed joint venture between Manila Electric Co.…
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has pushed back on calls by the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms Inc. (NASECORE) for all power…
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Forty-seven low-income families in the isolated fishing community of Barangay Pugad in Hagonoy, Bulacan, now have access to safe and reliable electricity after…
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Despite ongoing restoration efforts nationwide, roughly 800,000 households and businesses are still without power after typhoons “Tino” and “Uwan,” with four…
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The effort to restore electricity in the aftermath of typhoons ‘Tino’ and ‘Uwan’ has reduced the number of customers without power from 4.8 million to 1.2…
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Power distributors can soon deploy smart meters and other digital tools that promise faster, more accurate billing and real-time energy tracking, following the…
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Meralco continues to expand its customer base, adding 194,000 new accounts so far this year, which brings the total number of connections to 8.18 million.
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MANILA, Philippines — On 03 November 2025, the Batangas Forum for Good Governance and Development Association, Inc. strongly backed the proposed joint venture…
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Consumers in Batangas may soon see more reliable and efficient electricity service with the proposed joint venture between Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and…
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BAGUIO CITY — While top officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are being grilled by Congress and the Senate as the Independent…
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Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower), the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s energy investments, posted net income of P23.3 billion in the first nine months…
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MANKAYAN, Benguet — The indigenous peoples of Barangays Guinaoang and Bulalacao in Mankayan, Benguet, reacted positively after their mayor issued an executive…
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At the Bio+Mine Grow Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Workshop held on 28 October 2025 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City, experts, policymakers, and…
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BENGUET — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed 9,900 fully grown marijuana plants and 8,500 seedlings worth P2.32 million during a three-day…
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ITOGON, Benguet — Authorities are investigating a deadly incident at Atok Gold Mines that left one security guard dead and three company structures destroyed…
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ITOGON, Benguet — Authorities are investigating the killing of a security guard and the burning of a bunkhouse, office, and staff house of Atok Gold Mines in…
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Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, reported a 14 percent increase in consolidated core net income to P40.02 billion…
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Benguet Representative Eric Yap, former chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations, is the latest lawmaker to be tagged as a “congtractor” and has…
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