From the News! - Your Daily News » Electricity http://fromthenews.net Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:10:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Protect women — CHR http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:35:02 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=5264

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/protect-women-%e2%80%94-chr.htm/feed 1 90% of Meralco lifeline users in MM have received power subsidy http://fromthenews.net/90-of-meralco-lifeline-users-in-mm-have-received-power-subsidy.htm http://fromthenews.net/90-of-meralco-lifeline-users-in-mm-have-received-power-subsidy.htm#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:21:50 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4752 Philippine Star

Ninety percent of “lifeline” electricity users in the National Capital Region (NCR) have already received their P500 power subsidy from the government, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported yesterday.

Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral said … Read the rest

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The Philippine Star

I received a letter from our friend Elpi Cuna of Meralco clarifying a number of points raised in this column (“Failure”, July 8, 2008). Elpi takes up a number of points worthy of being reproduced … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/power.htm/feed 0 P.5 B allotted for light bulb conversion http://fromthenews.net/p5-b-allotted-for-light-bulb-conversion.htm http://fromthenews.net/p5-b-allotted-for-light-bulb-conversion.htm#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:58:56 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4667 Paolo Romero
Philippine Star

President Arroyo launched yesterday a P500-million program that aims to jump-start a massive replacement of electricity-hungry incandescent bulbs in households and work places with energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps or CFLs.

Mrs. Arroyo led representatives from the … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/p5-b-allotted-for-light-bulb-conversion.htm/feed 0 Civil society proposes power sector reforms http://fromthenews.net/civil-society-proposes-power-sector-reforms.htm http://fromthenews.net/civil-society-proposes-power-sector-reforms.htm#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:18:50 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4525 Manila Times

Around 100 representatives from civil society groups called for a bevy of reforms in the power sector, including the suspension of the expanded value-added tax (VAT) and other imposts on oil products, to bring down the cost of … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/civil-society-proposes-power-sector-reforms.htm/feed 0 Is EPIRA fight really for ‘open access’? http://fromthenews.net/is-epira-fight-really-for-%e2%80%98open-access%e2%80%99.htm http://fromthenews.net/is-epira-fight-really-for-%e2%80%98open-access%e2%80%99.htm#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:25:47 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4365 Jarius Bondoc
Philippine Star

All good attorneys know: “If your case is strong on facts, pound on the facts; if it is strong in law, pound on the law. But if your case is weak, pound the table.” Last week … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/is-epira-fight-really-for-%e2%80%98open-access%e2%80%99.htm/feed 0 EPIRA amendment may have adverse impact on Napocor privatization http://fromthenews.net/epira-amendment-may-have-adverse-impact-on-napocor-privatization.htm http://fromthenews.net/epira-amendment-may-have-adverse-impact-on-napocor-privatization.htm#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:30:30 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/epira-amendment-may-have-adverse-impact-on-napocor-privatization.htm Donnabelle Gatdula
Philippine Star

The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association (PIPPA), a group of private power generating firms, warned the government that the proposed amendment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) would undermine the government’s privatization of the … Read the rest

]]> http://fromthenews.net/epira-amendment-may-have-adverse-impact-on-napocor-privatization.htm/feed 0 Lawmakers urged to fasttrack changes in Constitution to boost investments http://fromthenews.net/lawmakers-urged-to-fasttrack-changes-in-constitution-to-boost-investments-2.htm http://fromthenews.net/lawmakers-urged-to-fasttrack-changes-in-constitution-to-boost-investments-2.htm#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:37:57 +0000 ripchord http://fromthenews.net/?p=4070 Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Philippine Star

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging lawmakers to fasttrack amendments in the Constitution that will help boost investments in the country.

In an interview, Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila said they … Read the rest

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