1+ week, 1+ day ago  (608+ words) POWER. First Gen Corporation independent directors (left to right) Edgar Chua, Manuel Ayala, and Alicia Morales. MANILA, Philippines " Three independent directors of Federico "Piki" Lopez-led First Gen Corporation (First Gen) defended their decision to support the Lopez power firm's investments…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (771+ words) In our last Vantage Point newsletter, we asked whether the board of South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO II) rushed too soon toward the Enrique Razon-Manny Pacquiao opportunity. It would be interesting to know which bidder actually has the financial…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) DATA CENTER. A technician works at an Amazon Web Services AI data center in New Carlisle, Indiana, US, October 2, 2025 MANILA, Philippines " The countries" two largest telcos, Globe Telecom, and PLDT, released their latest financial reports (1st quarter, 2026), pointing to several trends…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (675+ words) (This is a press release from the Manila Electric Company.) MANILA, Philippines "The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced on Wednesday, May 13, a decrease of P0. 0151 per kilowatt hour (k Wh) in the May electricity rate, bringing the overall rate for a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1113+ words) All eyes are on the competing bids of power-distribution giant Meralco and port magnate Enrique Razon Jr. s IGNITE Power and Energy Holdings for the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO II). The cooperative board quickly dismissed Meralcos bid while…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (839+ words) WATER WOES. Officials of the city of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan led by Mayor Florida Robes (center), show a notice of takeover issued by the LGU to Prime Water and the water district, on May 5, 2026. MANILA, Philippines " San Jose…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (694+ words) As customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) ran to social media to express outrage over higher electric bills in April, taking most of the blame is the Lifeline Rate Subsidy Program (LRSP). The LRSP, which took effect in April…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (384+ words) DISCOUNTED FUEL. Shell station in Pasig City provides government discounted fuel for jeepney and UV drivers on April 14, 2026. In response to rising energy costs, the government implemented a temporary suspension of excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1524+ words) That is the situation facing First Gen Corporation's public shareholders. The cousins are fighting. But the people with the most at stake may not be the cousins at all. Prime Infra is a private company and is not bound by…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (987+ words) To understand the current quarrel of the Lopez cousins, it helps to translate the Enrique Razon infra deals with the Lopez group's First Gen in plain language Last of 3 parts The Razon deals are not small, routine contracts. They reshape…...