Energy & Mining
ADB launches financing facility to power critical minerals value
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new financing facility aimed at helping countries in Asia and the Pacific move up the value chain in critical minerals, a sector seen as central to clean energy, electric vehicles, and digital technologies.
Fuel prices seen to rise this week after weeks of cuts
Fuel prices in the Philippines are expected to increase next week, ending three straight weeks of big price rollbacks, a local fuel retailer said.
Public scoping set for P800M iron mining project in Ilocos Norte
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through its Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), has scheduled a public scoping on May 11, 2026 for a proposed P800-million iron mining project in Piddig, Ilocos Norte.
TotalEnergies, Nextnorth start construction of 440 MW solar plant in Isabela
TotalEnergies and its partner Nextnorth have reached financial close and begun construction of a 440-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power plant in Ilagan City, Isabela.
OceanaGold Philippines boosts government share to P2.14B
OceanaGold (Philippines), Inc. has sharply increased its contribution to the national treasury, remitting P2.14 billion in Additional Government Share (AGS) for fiscal year 2025.
