April 20, 2020

Electricity consumers’ relief extended

By Ronnel W. Domingo – 04:16 AM April 18, 2020 INQUIRER.net / Philippine Daily Inquirer Electricity consumers will enjoy more relief from their bill burdens as the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) extended by another month the suspension of the collection […]
September 12, 2019

DOE hit over questionable directive favoring Meralco

By Melvin Gascon / 04:33 AM September 11, 2019 from Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — Militant party list group Bayan Muna on Tuesday criticized the Department of Energy (DOE) for issuing a new directive that would favor giant utility […]
September 12, 2019

SC asked to stop Meralco bidding

By Dona Z. Pazzibugan / 05:35 AM September 10, 2019 from Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna has asked the Supreme Court to temporarily stop the public bidding for power supply contracts set this week by the Manila […]
August 31, 2019

DOE commitment to total electrification questioned

By Ronnel W. Domingo – 05:12 AM August 30, 2019 from Philippine Daily Inquirer The Department of Energy (DOE) was called out during a Senate energy committee hearing for its apparent lack of preparedness to meet the government’s target of […]