September 26, 2014

Manila Times: Petilla sees 50-centavo hike in electricity rates next year

September 22, 2014 11:19 pm by LLANESCA T. PANTI ENERGY Secretary Jericho Petilla on Monday allayed fears that electricity rates would go up by P5 to as much as P15 per kilowatt hour (kwh) next year, saying the cost of […]
September 26, 2014

Philippine Star: FVR on power woes: Don’t look at me

By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 26, 2014 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – Former President Fidel Ramos hit back yesterday at critics who are blaming him for the power shortage and the high cost of electricity, saying the […]
September 26, 2014

Philippine Star: Gov’t mulls bidding for Malampaya banked gas

By Iris C. Gonzales (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 26, 2014 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – The government is eyeing to bid out unused Malampaya natural gas, more commonly known as banked gas, within the year, a member of […]
September 26, 2014

Philippine Star: Senate panel still not convinced on emergency powers

By Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated September 26, 2014 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines – The Senate committee on energy is not convinced of the need for President Aquino to exercise emergency powers to address a looming energy shortage next […]