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                    [Title] => Brewing dark days ahead
                    [Summary] => Zaldarriaga credited this “bayanihan spirit” of the ILP in abating a much serious power supply shortage problem since Meralco started it ten years ago.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-04-19 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva
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                    [Title] => Presidential power to declare energy crisis among proposed changes to EPIRA law
                    [Summary] => Granting the president the power to implement temporary measures during an electric power crisis or when prices are surging formed part of the amendments pushed by the Department of Energy to Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA).
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-05-16 16:22:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807493
                    [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => Wish list for EPIRA amendments bared
                    [Summary] => The removal of franchise renewal and the ability to generate power on its own form part of the wish list of the association of electric cooperatives operating nationwide with the upcoming amendments to Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-12-27 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Richmond Mercurio
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                    [Title] => A power insecure country
                    [Summary] => In a recent briefing by Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, he spoke of the country having just enough power reserves for the next six months, but only if there are no major breakdowns of power plants.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-09-29 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133715
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805279
                    [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => Removing IPO requirement seen to lure more power investments
                    [Summary] => The scrapping of the public offering requirement for generating companies is seen to lure more investors into the power industry, particularly in the renewable energy space.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-06-09 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Danessa Rivera
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                    [Title] => Misdirection
                    [Summary] => When purveyors of agitprop indulge in serious misdirection of the issues, it is almost never a mistake. It is driven by a hidden agenda.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-05-04 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134157
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804783
                    [AuthorName] => Alex Magno
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [Title] => Government mulls return to power sector to boost reserves
                    [Summary] => The plan, which is still in its early stages, would have the state “build the plant, operate it as a reserve, and privatize it as we go along.”
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-04-27 19:12:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1097494
                    [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [Title] => House vows extension of lifeline power subsidy
                    [Summary] => The House of Representatives has committed to pass the measure extending lifeline power rate subsidy under Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-02-07 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804827
                    [AuthorName] => Edu Punay
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [ArticleID] => 2041768
                    [Title] => Bicol’s favorite son
                    [Summary] => Congress lost one of its enduring heroes when former House Speaker Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella passed away. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-09-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135492
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805107
                    [AuthorName] => Ernesto P. Maceda Jr.
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [Title] => Consumer group pushes termination of cross subsidy of lifeline rates
                    [Summary] => A consumer group is urging for the termination of the cross subsidy provision in  the bill pushing for the extension of lifeline rates, which provides subsidized electricity rates to end users consuming 100 kilowatt hours(kwh) and below.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-09-01 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805144
                    [AuthorName] => Catherine Talavera
                    [SectionName] => Business
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Brewing dark days ahead

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva | 6 days ago

Zaldarriaga credited this “bayanihan spirit” of the ILP in abating a much serious power supply shortage problem since Meralco started it ten years ago.

Opinion

Presidential power to declare energy crisis among proposed changes to EPIRA law

By Cristina Chi | May 16, 2023 - 4:22pm

Granting the president the power to implement temporary measures during an electric power crisis or when prices are surging...

Business

Wish list for EPIRA amendments bared

By Richmond Mercurio | December 27, 2022 - 12:00am

The removal of franchise renewal and the ability to generate power on its own form part of the wish list of the association of electric cooperatives operating nationwide with the upcoming amendments to Republic Act...

Business

A power insecure country

By Rey Gamboa | September 29, 2022 - 12:00am

In a recent briefing by Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, he spoke of the country having just enough power reserves for the next six months, but only if there are no major breakdowns of power plants.

Business

Removing IPO requirement seen to lure more power investments

By Danessa Rivera | June 9, 2021 - 12:00am

The scrapping of the public offering requirement for generating companies is seen to lure more investors into the power industry, particularly in the renewable energy space.

Business

Misdirection

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | May 4, 2021 - 12:00am

When purveyors of agitprop indulge in serious misdirection of the issues, it is almost never a mistake. It is driven by a hidden agenda.

Opinion

Government mulls return to power sector to boost reserves

By Prinz Magtulis | April 27, 2021 - 7:12pm

The plan, which is still in its early stages, would have the state “build the plant, operate it as a reserve, and privatize...

Business

House vows extension of lifeline power subsidy

By Edu Punay | February 7, 2021 - 12:00am

The House of Representatives has committed to pass the measure extending lifeline power rate subsidy under Republic Act 9136...

Headlines

Bicol’s favorite son

By SEARCH FOR TRUTH | By Ernesto P. Maceda Jr. | September 12, 2020 - 12:00am

Congress lost one of its enduring heroes when former House Speaker Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella passed away.

Opinion

Consumer group pushes termination of cross subsidy of lifeline rates

By Catherine Talavera | September 1, 2020 - 12:00am

A consumer group is urging for the termination of the cross subsidy provision in the bill pushing for the extension of lifeline rates, which provides subsidized electricity rates to end users consuming 100 kilowatt...

Business