As the Philippines races to transform its energy mix and green its supply chains, global financial institutions are ramping ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines does not need to expand its mining activities to meet the requirements necessary for energy transition, think tank and civil society groups said. Center for ...

For Nestor Castro and the other residents of Lamao village, which sits near two coal-fired power plants and an oil refinery, the country’s shift to renewable energy cannot come soon enough.

CAMARINES Sur is now open for business following its amazing rise from being among the poorest provinces to one of the economic powerhouses in the Philippines, Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte told a top ...

Electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dropped in the first half of 2025 on improved supply ...

The Covid-19 pandemic hit the Philippines’ consumption-driven economy hard, with forecasts from the IMF suggesting that real GDP could contract by as much as 9% in 2020. Strict lockdowns took a heavy ...

The PEP aims to increase the share of renewables in the energy mix to over 50 percent by 2050, a substantial shift. Key legislative changes, such as a recent bill allowing 100 percent foreign ...

The Philippines will also require 54,655 megawatts (MW) by 2040 — more than three times the demand in 2020, which stood at 15,282 MW. The steady climb in demand means the country must shift course ...

With the Philippines’ energy transition showing promise with a forward-looking policy direction, a mature developer sector, and a dynamic civil society, among other promising characteristics, this ...

The National Renewable Energy Program. Virgilio B. Arzadon, Senior Science Research Specialist, Department of Energy Mindanao Field Office, shared that renewable energy is a priority program of the ...

DONALD TRUMP’s threatened 20% tariff on Philippine exports — now negotiated down to 19% — has landed with painful clarity.