July 30, 2021

New DOE Usec named with ‘yet-undefined’ function

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 29, 2021, 2:50 PM from Manila Bulletin With less than a year remaining for the Duterte administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) has named new Undersecretary Astravel “Astra” P. Naik, but whose function has […]
July 28, 2021

PXP Energy wants to resume petroleum exploration in WPS

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 27, 2021 from Business Mirror Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. is prepared to resume oil exploration activities in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even without a partner. PXP holds a 78.98-percent operating interest […]
July 26, 2021

Meralco: More priority sites now have access to electricity

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 26, 2021 from Business Mirror The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest electricity distribution utility, has achieved its target of electrifying 536 priority sites as of June this year. From only 492 priority sites […]
July 26, 2021

DoE cautioned on Malampaya

By Myrna M. Velasco – July 26, 2021, 7:00 AM from Manila Bulletin ‘Midnight deal’ The Department of Energy (DOE) has been cautioned on granting a ‘midnight deal extension’ for the license or the Service Contract 38 of the Malampaya […]