November 16, 2019

Alsons earnings post significant jump to ₱587 M in 9 months

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 15, 2019, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin With its Sarangani coal-fired power plant as the income driver, Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. of the Alcantara group had logged glaring increase in its net earnings to […]
November 15, 2019

First Gen 9-month income up 21% to US$217-M

By Myrna M. Velasco – By Myrna M. Velasco from Manila Bulletin With stronger sales from its diminutive 97-megawatt Avion power facility and better financial turnout for subsidiary Energy Development Corporation (EDC), Lopez-owned First Gen Corporation logged 21-percent income jump […]
November 8, 2019

Iloilo blackout traced to power plant outages

By Myrna M. Velasco – November 7, 2019, 3:51 PM from Manila Bulletin The massive power interruptions that engulfed Iloilo City last week was claimed to have been triggered by shutdown of power plants that were both scheduled and unplanned, […]
November 8, 2019

Meralco rates up by P0.4717/kwh in November billing

By Myrna M. Velasco – Updated November 7, 2019, 4:00 PM from Manila Bulletin As anticipated, the pass-on rate of power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be up by P0.4717 per kilowatt hour (kwh) in this November billing […]