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When cooperatives evolve: Embracing power reform and regional growth

"Regional development rests on a simple but critical condition: reliable electricity" IN MANY parts of the Philippines, debates over power reform are often framed as...

PSALM eyes coal plant retirement, Agus rehab

State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) said it will focus on rehabilitating the Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Plant Complex and retiring a 210-megawatt...

MRT-3 sets new passenger record

The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) recorded its highest-ever daily ridership on Nov. 12, 2025, reaching 504,486 passengers, a day after the government...

PSALM eyes up to P90 billion from Agus-Pulangi hydro sale

State-run Power Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) expects to raise between P40 billion and P90 billion from the privatization of the Agus-Pulangi hydro...

Gov’t to tackle MRT-3 privatization by 2027

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to decide on the privatization bidding mode for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) operations and maintenance...

Airport workers blast ADB over NAIA privatization deal role

A coalition of airport users and workers on Tuesday criticized the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for its role in the concession agreement to modernize...

Lawmaker slams ‘failed’ government housing program

HOUSE Deputy Minority Leader Antonio Tinio has censured the government’s flagship housing program as an “utter failure,” saying it produced only 24 housing units...

Sumitomo gets 1-year contract extension to maintain MRT-3 system

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Monday it extended the maintenance contract of Sumitomo Corp. for Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for another...

Gov’t speeds up airport privatization

The government is pushing forward with the privatization of at least six airports nationwide, with the goal of improving public service, Department of Transportation...

PSALM resets schedule of CBK plants bidding

The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. is moving forward with the privatization of the 796.64-megawatt Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (СВК) hydroelectric power plants on June...

MPIC loses interest on MRT-3 privatization over fare hike issue

Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is unlikely to resubmit its unsolicited proposal to rehabilitate, operate and maintain the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 to the...

Groups protest public market privatization

Various groups, including Gabriela Women's Party, gathered in front of Litex Public Market during the observation of World Food Day on Wednesday to protest...

Tulfo slams privatization of air traffic system

Senator Raffy Tulfo strongly opposed the proposal to privatize the country’s communications, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management system (CNS/ATM) through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). He...

It’s official! San Miguel Group wins bid for NAIA makeover

After three decades, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday finally awarded the P171 billion contract to rehabilitate, operate and maintain the Ninoy Aquino...
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