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

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest