Energy & Mining
Marcos suspends LPG, kerosene excise taxes for relief
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued the executive order suspending for three months the excise taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene that aimed at cushioning households from elevated global oil prices amid an ongoing energy emergency.
Luzon Grid under yellow alert due to power plant outages
The Luzon power grid was placed under a yellow alert from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, due to several power plants going offline.
Fuel price rollback seen next week; diesel may drop up to ₱20/L
A local fuel retailer said pump prices are expected to go down again next week, with gasoline possibly dropping by ₱2 to ₱3 per liter and diesel by as much as ₱18 to ₱20 per liter.
Bataan solar project set for public scoping on April 20
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), will hold a public scoping on April 20, 2026 for a proposed solar energy project in Hermosa, Bataan.
DOE inspects ₱5.27B Boracay transmission project nearing completion
The Department of Energy (DOE), together with the Energy Regulatory Commission, National Transmission Corporation, and National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, inspected the ₱5.27-billion Nabas-Caticlan-Boracay transmission line project.
