Power & Tech
Gov’t to turn over 1,200-MW Ilijan gas plant to San Miguel
The government is set to turn over the 1,200-megawatt Ilijan natural gas power plant in Batangas province to conglomerate San...
Filipino mother, eighth-grader son spearhead decentralized internet
Innovation begins at home. In November 2021, Liezl Pecson and Rien Lewis Pecson appeared together on CNN Philippines for the...
INAEC opens new hangar in El Nido
INAEC Aviation Corp. of the Lopez Group on Friday inaugurated its second aircraft hangar in El Nido, Palawan to provide...
Shell’s income jumped by 245% to P3.5 in Q1
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. on Thursday reported a 245-percent increase in net income in the first quarter of the year,...
Phoenix rebounds with P3.5-b EBITDA on increased sales
Earnings of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. before interest, depreciation and appreciation grew 41 percent year-on-year in 2021 to P3.5 billion...
Samsung Electronics honored with renewal of The Royal Warrant
London-Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. was recently granted the renewal of its Royal Warrant and continues to be recognized as a...
EDC registered P2.63-b income in first 3 months
Energy Development Corp. said Tuesday it posted a net income of P2.63 billion in the first quarter, down 19.2 percent...
ERC approves P9.97-b relocation of Meralco facilities to pave way for various rail projects
The Energy Regulatory Commission approved Manila Electric Co.’s relocation project in connection with the implementation of several “Build, Build, Build”...
NPC eyes P20.46b in universal charge for missionary electrification
State-run National Power Corp. is seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission for its proposed 2023 basic universal charge on...
Pilipinas Shell eyes 60 new stations this year as part of expansion plan
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. plans to put up 40 to 60 stations this year as part of its expansion program,...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.