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[Title] => PXP, partners see bigger gas potential in Sulu Sea
[Summary] => Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corp. and its partners estimate that the Halcon exploration prospect in the Sulu Sea could contain more recoverable gas than previously projected.
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[Title] => Plant outages put Visayas, Mindanao grids under 9-hour red alerts
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[Title] => SMC, Aboitiz units win Meralco supply deals
[Summary] => Energy firms controlled by Ang-led San Miguel Corp. and the Aboitiz Group have placed the best bids to supply 600 megawatts (MW) of power to utility giant Manila Electric Co.
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[Title] => DOE: 40 erring power firms face suspension
[Summary] => The government is cracking the whip on non-compliant power generation companies, with at least 40 gencos facing suspension for continuing to snub show-cause orders (SCOs).
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[Title] => Ombudsman flags Loren Legarda’s leave extension as ‘suspicious’
[Summary] => Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said that Legarda is currently having her third extension of a travel authority granted for medical reasons.
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[Title] => EcoFlow brings next-gen home battery system to Philippines, provides smarter way to take control of solar power
[Summary] => EcoFlow, a global leader in portable power and home energy solutions, today announced the Philippine launch of OCEAN 2 Plus, its next-generation home battery systems.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-18 13:51:00
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[Title] => Garin hopeful on MIC-NGCP deal closing
[Summary] => Energy Secretary Sharon Garin remains optimistic that Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) P19.7-billion entry into the country’s grid operator could be completed before the year ends.
[DatePublished] => 2026-08-17 00:00:00
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[Title] => Visayas Grid under yellow alert — NGCP
[Summary] => The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines placed the Visayas grid under yellow alert status due to forced outages at major power plants and restricted supply imports.
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[Title] => Phl needs to restore investment confidence
[Summary] => According to the latest report of GlobalSource Partners on the Philippines written by former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo and Wilhelmina Manalac (who was also a high-ranking BSP official), the Philippine government needs to “restore the foundations for sustained, investment-led and productivity-driven growth” if it wants to truly grow the Philippine economy moving forward.
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[Title] => Thermal power and transition from energy poverty to energy abundance
[Summary] => Today, I will attend the Amcham Philippines 9th Annual Energy Forum with a focus on energy recovery, resilience and transition. Lots of speakers led by Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, Sen. Erwin Tulfo and ERC chairman Nino Juan.
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[AuthorName] => Bienvenido Oplas Jr.
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[Title] => Plant outages put Visayas, Mindanao grids under 9-hour red alerts
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[Title] => SMC, Aboitiz units win Meralco supply deals
[Summary] => Energy firms controlled by Ang-led San Miguel Corp. and the Aboitiz Group have placed the best bids to supply 600 megawatts (MW) of power to utility giant Manila Electric Co.
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[Title] => DOE: 40 erring power firms face suspension
[Summary] => The government is cracking the whip on non-compliant power generation companies, with at least 40 gencos facing suspension for continuing to snub show-cause orders (SCOs).
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[Title] => Ombudsman flags Loren Legarda’s leave extension as ‘suspicious’
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[Title] => EcoFlow brings next-gen home battery system to Philippines, provides smarter way to take control of solar power
[Summary] => EcoFlow, a global leader in portable power and home energy solutions, today announced the Philippine launch of OCEAN 2 Plus, its next-generation home battery systems.
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[Title] => Garin hopeful on MIC-NGCP deal closing
[Summary] => Energy Secretary Sharon Garin remains optimistic that Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) P19.7-billion entry into the country’s grid operator could be completed before the year ends.
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[Title] => Visayas Grid under yellow alert — NGCP
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[Title] => Phl needs to restore investment confidence
[Summary] => According to the latest report of GlobalSource Partners on the Philippines written by former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo and Wilhelmina Manalac (who was also a high-ranking BSP official), the Philippine government needs to “restore the foundations for sustained, investment-led and productivity-driven growth” if it wants to truly grow the Philippine economy moving forward.
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[Title] => Thermal power and transition from energy poverty to energy abundance
[Summary] => Today, I will attend the Amcham Philippines 9th Annual Energy Forum with a focus on energy recovery, resilience and transition. Lots of speakers led by Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, Sen. Erwin Tulfo and ERC chairman Nino Juan.
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