Why oil forecasts fail when war, inventories, and China rewrite the math
Energy Secretary Sharon Garin tells Rappler why Pax Silica will likely need its own power system if plugged into the Luzon grid
(1st UPDATE) System loss, which accounts for about 5% of a Meralco bill, includes electricity lost to illegal connections and metering errors. The key question legislators need to answer is who will absorb the cost instead.
The warning comes from the chairman of Meralco — the distribution giant that posted a record P50.6 billion in core profit in 2025 — who says forcing the power industry to absorb system loss costs could run into tens of billions of pesos
Three years after its creation, the overwhelming majority of Maharlika’s capital still sits in banks collecting interest, though the sovereign wealth fund has cautiously started investing in ports, power, and mining
The latest rollback suggests some easing after global oil and refined fuel prices surged in late July due to renewed tensions in the Middle East
A Lopez Inc.-level deal is more radical because it goes straight to the family battlefield. Here’s our exclusive take on the options at the table.
System loss may dominate the debate, but generation costs makes up the vast majority of your electricity bill – and fixing it could cut Luzon household rates by up to 28%, says the World Bank
(1st UPDATE) I&C could become ABS-CBN’s largest single shareholder. So who exactly is I&C?
Gabby Lopez found a way around the family fight that had stalled fresh money for the network. But the P6-billion rescue also rewrites who owns ABS-CBN, and who gets a say in what it becomes.