July 2, 2021

NCIP forcibly shuts down Hedcor hydro plants in Benguet

BY LENIE LECTURA – JULY 1, 2021 from Business Mirror THE National Commission on Indigenous Peoples-Cordillera Administrative Region (NCIP-CAR) has implemented the cease and desist order (CDO) against Hedcor Inc.’s three hydro power facilities despite a directive from the energy […]
May 7, 2021

Regulatory conflicts flagged with creation of power agency

By Gillian M. Cortez – May 6, 2021 | 7:52 pm from Business World   GOVERNMENT agencies raised the possibility of regulatory overlap in the creation of a new office tasked with ensuring power rates for consumers. In a hearing […]
March 24, 2021

Negros, Palawan opened to power firms

By: Ronnel W. Domingo – 05:12 AM March 23, 2021 @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer Power distributors other than the existing electric cooperatives in Negros Occidental and Palawan may now set up businesses in 69 areas in the two provinces that still […]
March 23, 2021

House ratifies bicam report on bill extending lifeline rates by 30 years

By Gillian M. Cortez – March 22, 2021 | 9:16 pm from Business World THE HOUSE of Representatives ratified on Monday the bicameral conference committee report on a proposed law that will extend the lifeline rates for marginalized households until […]