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SENATE TO PROBE NGCP IPO DELAY – GATCHALIAN

The Senate Committee on Energy will take another look at the possible reason preventing the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) from going public. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, stressed that the initial public offering (IPO) of NGCP, which is mandated under the law, is now long overdue as […]

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DUTERTE’S SIGNING OF MURANG KURYENTE ACT A VICTORY FOR EVERY FILIPINO CONSUMER – GATCHALIAN

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the “Murang Kuryente Act,” which seeks to lower the country’s electricity rates. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said the newly-signed law would ease the burden of Filipino consumers in paying their electricity bills once the government’s share of the Malampaya fund […]

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BICAM APPROVES ANTI-OBSTRUCTION OF POWER LINES ACT – GATCHALIAN

A bicameral conference committee composed of lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives has approved a bill establishing a mechanism that will allow for the responsive maintenance and rehabilitation of transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution lines to ensure the uninterrupted conveyance of electricity from power plants to consumers. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the […]