MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino on Tuesday turned down Petron’s offer to sell back to the government its Bataan refinery, a proposal that the o
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Read MoreIt just gets worse and worse. Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia), particularly Terminal 1, now ranks No. 1 among the “Worst Airports in the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Aquino administration is not keen on the offer of Petron Corp. for a possible buyback of the Bataan refinery as an option
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. One good reason why our investment climate is not exciting for investors is the inability of government regulators
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Developers of renewable energy projects are questioning the Department of Energy’s (DoE) proposed provision in the template co
Read MoreRegional News Two years ago, when the world was in love with emerging markets, India could have attracted much of the capital it desperately needed
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The government is readying a comprehensive plan to rehabilitate the Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex, a top energy official sai
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The 37th Philippine Business Conference (PBC), the country's biggest annual business meeting in the country, is urging the gov
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Energy (DOE) expects to award 15 new service contracts under the Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR)4
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday urged the Aquino administration to spend more, attract higher investments, and
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT is amenable to the postponement of open access if ordered by regulators but noted the delay should not last more than a year, an Ener
Read MoreDespite efforts by the government to fast-track the approval process, only four of the 10 priority public-private partnership (PPP) projects may be
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. AS we enter into the last quarter of 2011, it becomes more obvious every day that the confidence of January has tu
Read MoreThe Department of Energy on Friday admitted that the government would be saddled with more daunting problems if it were to re-acquire the Bataan ref
Read MorePPP Projects and Policy Status As of October 17, 2011 Policy Reforms Policy Issue
Read MoreA UNIT of SM Investments Corp. in charge of the developer’s planned arena in Pasay City will forego rental fees and instead just collect a share of
Read MoreTHE ENERGY department is considering including a provision in the contract for the Agus-Pulangi hydropower plants designed to make sure “prices are
Read MoreGOVERNMENT INITIATIVES to promote fair business competition and upgrade infrastructure will address concerns raised by businessmen during a conferen
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said yesterday it is prepared to fully operate the Ninoy Aquino Int
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