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

PROMISING greater transparency and accountability, the acting chief of the Presidential Commission on Good Government said the agency will avoid repeating mistakes that led to the mismanagement and dissipation of assets at the sequestered Philippine … Read the rest

BAGUIO CITY — THE EMPLOYEES’ union of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco) has gone to the streets, seeking public support after it challenged the government’s decision to sell the state-owned firm.

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While the Philippine government anticipates huge revenues from the impending privatization of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo), the state-grid’s employees are in state of anxiety over their fate when the sale finally comes to … Read the rest

Wowed by the prospects of earning precious dollars each year, the Arroyo administration has embarked on a medical tourism program, backed by a financial grant from the Dutch government.

The program is anchored on … Read the rest

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the state-run National Power Corp. (Napocor) to explain why it should not be penalized for reportedly withholding information regarding possible overcharging.

In a show cause order dated May 7, … Read the rest

The Philippines’ fiscal consolidation efforts need to focus on sustainable revenue sources and not merely on the privatization of state-owned assets, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

While the ADB recognized the “significant reduction” in … Read the rest

The government should push through with the privatization of the IPP (independent power producers) contracts to help reduce prices of electricity in the future, an energy expert said.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) principal energy specialist … Read the rest

In a bid to moderate the impact of high energy prices in the country, the government plans to subsidize power costs of low-income consumers and industries.

Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes told participants to the Philippine Economic Briefing on … Read the rest

Norway’s SN Power, a partner of the Aboitiz Group in several biddings for National Power Corp. (Napocor) generating assets, said the government, through the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM), has shown complete … Read the rest