Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) posted a 14 percent increase in consolidated core net income to P40 billion for the first nine months of 2025, supported by steady sales and higher earnings from its core businesses.
Ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon Jr. is tightening his grip on the Philippine energy sector after the government cleared his P50 billion acquisition of Lopez-led First Gen Corp.’s gas assets.
PXP Energy Corp. is expanding its footprint in the country’s energy sector with three new petroleum service contracts covering the Sulu Sea and Northwest Palawan.
Petron Corp. has scored a first in the oil industry after being accredited by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an official training institution for the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector.
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is reinforcing its leadership in sustainable finance with a P7.4-billion project finance deal for AP Renewable Energy Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aboitiz Renewables Inc.
Last July, I wrote about the need to democratize power; since consumers shoulder the financial burden of energy, they must also have the ability to shape it. The central question now is how to make this possible—and whether there are examples around the globe that support refining the decision-making process and the installation of power systems within communities.
Tycoon Reghis M. Romero II is moving forward with a 100-megawatt waste-to-energy plant on the former Smokey Mountain dumpsite in Manila, transforming the once infamous landfill into a new source of energy.
Saudi energy giant Aramco has secured clearance from the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to acquire 25 percent stakes in Unioil Petroleum Philippines and Unioil Energy Pte. Ltd.
Diversified investment holding firm Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) posted a 21 percent year-on-year increase in first-half 2025 net income to P1.3 billion,