(File photo) MANILA - The upcoming Senate investigation on electric interruptions in the provinces will be broadened as previous officials of the Department of Energy (DOE), local government units, and electric cooperatives will be summoned. In a press briefing, Senator Raffy Tulfo, chair of the Energy committee, said more electric consumers have been calling their office days after announcing that there will be a probe on lingering power failures. He confirmed that former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, local officials from the governor down to the mayor, and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officials will be among those who will be invited to hearings. He will require ERC officials to submit the performance evaluation of all electric cooperatives nationwide and to come up with corresponding penalties. "That is really going to happen. Lahat ng may kinalaman, ipapatawag natin so they can shed light kung bakit di nabigyan ng solusyon ang problema. Maybe makakatulong sa kasalukuyan
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday filed a cyber libel suit against former Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi over a statement posted on the department's website on February 4, 2022.
Diokno wants single-use plastic tax By Chino S. Leyco The Department of Finance (DOF) would support the imposition of a tax on single-use plastic packaging to combat pollution. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said that a single-use plastic packaging tax is “worth considering” by the Ma
(Screengrab from RTVM) MANILA - Outgoing President Rodrigo R. Duterte spent his last night as the country's Chief Executive attending a thanksgiving dinner in Makati City organized by the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), which he chairs. In a press release, PDP-Laban said party members expressed their congratulations to Duterte on his success in leadership and good governance in the country, especially during the severe crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Officials and members also outlined the programs Duterte will leave to the next administration such as the fight against corruption, drugs, and crime, 'Build, Build, Build', peace, and tranquility in Mindanao and throughout the country. The PDP Laban leadership also expressed full support and solidarity to the administration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos, Jr. and Vice-President-elect Sara Duterte. "The victory of President Bongbong Marcos is also the vic
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