The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has adopted the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy and Manual to create a more efficient and accessible framework for resolving disputes in the energy sector. This development, formalized through Resolution No. 5, Series of 2025, will enable consumers and regulated entities to resolve conflicts through non-judicial methods such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, ensuring a faster, cost-effective, and impartial resolution process.
The decision to scrap the Revitalizing the Automotive Industry for Competitiveness Enhancement (RACE) program has drawn a measured response from Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMP), the country’s largest vehicle assembler, which had been preparing for the initiative’s rollout as early as last year.
The United Sugar Producers’ Federation of the Philippines (Unifed) has called on the government to immediately carry out cloud seeding operations as dry conditions linked to a possible El Niño begin to affect crops.
A foreign renewable energy developer, Levanta Renewables, has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to China Energy Engineering Group for a solar power project in Iloilo.
Metro Pacific Health Tech Corp., owner of the health app mWell, is attracting attention from numerous investors, even separate from Metro Pacific Hospitals, its parent company.