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Friday, March 29, 2024

Ray S. Eñano

PH airport expansion competing with similar mega projects in Asia

"… the Philippines and most of Asia are revving up for increased travel demand." Building and expanding airports often serve as the showcase of a...

Meralco replies, says subsidies are keeping rates in Asia lower

… many of the Philippines’ neighboring countries... appear to have cheaper electricity because their governments subsidize more than 50 percent of their tariffs. Manila Electric...

Lower electricity rates in PH are next to impossible, unless…

"… Meralco’s monopoly and the absence of competing retailers in its same franchise area are being blamed for steep electricity rates that are among...

Illicit trade on vapor nicotine, non-nicotine products thrives

Illicit trade is a bane among our tax collectors. It deprives the government of billion pesos worth of revenues and the practice finds ways...

Experts, all-Filipino team ably managing Malampaya gas field

"Operating an offshore gas field is as complex as building the infrastructure" The Malampaya gas field off northwest Palawan is an engineering feat, even before...

Meralco refund controversy lingers

"Meralco’s erroneous billing should not have happened in the the first place, given the supposed strict regulatory environment that protects consumers from abuses." Electricity rates...

Economic growth and responsive educational system are intertwined

There is no argument that a strong educational system fosters economic expansion. Education is considered by many as an investment in human capital that...

Meralco’s RE bid to soften rates; much lower rice prices possible

"Meralco’s critics … are off-tangent in their arguments for lower power rates in the Philippines." The path towards a greener energy future is not that...

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