Talks at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP 28 in Dubai may influence the government's energy plan, which is expected to be released before the end of the year.

Only 798 of the 4,000 enterprises covered by the law have registered their EPR program with the government, according to the Environment and Management Bureau.

The Marcos government is pushing natural gas at the expense of renewable energy development, and at the risk of future price and supply volatility, according to clean energy advocates. 

Comelec announced Smartmatic’s disqualification from ‘all procurement’ after bagging contracts worth at least P25 billion in the country’s last five elections, according to data that PCIJ culled from news reports. The amount could be higher.

Since its inception in 2009, the NGCP has amassed P286 billion in earnings, allocating a substantial portion—P208 billion—as dividends to shareholders. While rewarding investors is standard corporate practice, the Senate’s concern suggests a disproportionate focus on profits over the pressing requirements of the grid’s expansion and modernization.