Philippine Energy News Round-up May 8, 2008

Inquirer.net:Struggle for control of Meralco perils Napocor sale

Inquirer.net:Two issues in move vs Lopezes

Inquirer.net:Congress probes Meralco

Manila Bulleting:No gov’t takeover of Meralco — Palace

PhilStar:ERC tells DTI to clarify petition for power rate cut

The Manila Times:No government takeover of Meralco

The Manila Times:Gokongweis want Petron

The Manila Times:Govt mulls discounts on residential Meralco bills

ABS-CBN News:Brownouts in Bacolod affecting viability of companies

GMA News:Congress to grill Meralco, gov't officials on power rate hikes next week

Inquirer.net:Nograles backs Santiago proposal for joint probe on Meralco

ABS-CBN News:House welcomes joint probe of Meralco

GMA News:RP electricity rates soar because of taxes - groups

ABS-CBN News:Trans-Asia, NorAsia to conduct exploration in the Camotes Sea

PIA:PGMA keeps countryside electrification promise

Inquirer.net:Gokongweis, JP Morgan eye Petron stake

Visayan Daily Star:Groups press opposition to PNOC buffer zone entry

Visayan Daily Star:Zayco hopes for solution to brownouts

Manila Standard Today:Santiago sets joint probe of power prices

GMA News:Transport group holds noise barrage in QC over high pump prices

ABS-CBN News:Arroyo adviser: Don't aim at Meralco, blame IPPs

ABS-CBN News:Senate minority leader: Napocor holds key to lower power rates

Philippine Energy News Round-up May 7, 2008

Inquirer.net:Congress to investigate Meralco takeover plan

Inquirer.net:Palace: Lopez family could lose Meralco

Sun.Star:Arroyo wants IPPs contracts reviewed: aide

GMA News:Malacañang adviser seeks review of IPP deals

GMA News:Transport strike in Negros set next week

GMA News:WESM operator forecasts lower power rates in June

Manila Bulleting:GMA vows to lower cost of energy

Sun.Star:LGUs urged to attend power forum

GMA News:Energy exec: No pressure from Arroyo to trim down power cost

Sun.Star:5 firms bidding for Amlan hydropower

Sun.Star:JMSU contents can't be released

Manila Times:Miriam backs state control of Meralco

GMA News:Arroyo wants contracts with IPPs reviewed

GMA News:UNO: Takeover of Meralco will benefit Palace cronies

Inquirer.net:Arroyo urges support for gov’t petitions to cut power rates

GMA News:Meralco urged to open its financial books

GMA News:Gov't bid to reduce power rates 'piecemeal, selective' - group

Visayan Daily Star:5 firms bidding for Amlan hydro

Visayan Daily Star:Congress moves vs. rising prices of fuel

Manila Standard Today:Why Meralco rates should be lowered

Manila Standard Today:More oil price hikes up in next few weeks

Manila Standard Today:Legal basis laid for govt to open Meralco books

Philippine Energy News Round-up May 6, 2008

Inquirer.net:P6-P7 fuel price increase seen

Manila Bulletin:Malacañang urges Meralco transparency

Manila Bulletin:Cut power costs, scrap tax on systems loss — Escudero

Manila Bulletin:EVAT on electricity stays

GMA News:Weekly oil price hikes seen to continue

Inquirer.net:Meralco profit up 23%

GMA News:GSIS mulls filing charges against Meralco

The Manila Times:Meralco’s profit grows by double-digits in first quarter

The Manila Times:UNO: Gov’t passing power job to business

The Manila Times:Oil companies seen to jack up fuel prices by P7 per liter

GMA News:Govt allows electric jeepneys to ply major Philippine highways

GMA News:Gov't powerless to stop fuel price hikes - DoE chief

GMA News:Nograles seeks speedy passage of measures to cushion impact of oil price hikes

GMA News:DoE, oil firms fail to reach agreement on oil price hikes

ABS-CBN News:Transport groups seek fare hike, oil subsidy

Sun.Star:Firms defend newest increase in oil prices (8:00 p.m.)

ABS-CBN News: GSIS eyes estafa case vs Meralco

Inquirer.net:‘No takeover, just want to open Meralco books’--Palace

ABS-CBN News:GSIS eyes estafa case vs Meralco

Inquirer.net:Roxas, Escudero urge govt to scrap VAT on power, oil

ABS-CBN News:Consumer group blames IPPs for high power rates

Inquirer.net:Speaker: House to hold marathon sessions on energy, fuel

GMA News:Gov't readying P2/liter subsidy for jeepney drivers

Philippine Energy News Round-up May 5, 2008

Inquirer.net:Arroyo battles Lopezes in failed ways

Inquirer.net:GMA, GSIS hopping mad at Meralco

Inquirer.net:Arroyo call for power rate review defended

Sun.Star:Mayor fears disappearance of dolphins in Tañon Strait

Philstar:Meralco backs power rate cut

Philstar:‘GMA also to blame for high power rates’

Inquirer.net:PNOC-EC set to cease San Antonio natural gas plant ops

Inquirer.net:Aussie firm expands RP drilling program

Philippine Energy News Round-up April 30, 2008

Inquirer.net:Petron re-nationalization a bad idea, says watchdog head

Inquirer.net:Senator asks: Who will profit from Petron sale?

Sun.Star:Osmeña: Cebu’s renewable energy sources

ABS-CBN News:MMDA plans to turn garbage into energy

ABS-CBN News:Gov’t, Lopezes in battle for control of Meralco

Manila Standard Today:Tiwi complex assured of 400-MW supply contract

Philippine Energy News Round-up April 29, 2008

GMA News:ERC approves Meralco's unbundling application

Sun.Star:Aboitiz Power income soars

Philippine Star:Higher power rates to prevail until June

The Manila Times:Lower Power Rates Elude Manufacturers

Manila Standard Today:Oil companies warn of higher prices

Visayan Daily Star:Zubiri wants Negros to be biofuels center

Philippine Energy News Round-up April 28, 2008

Inquirer.net:Nograles: China exploration deal probe can wait

Inquirer.net:Meralco’s side on power rate hike

Sun.Star:Solgen told to review Napocor-Meralco settlement deal

Inquirer.net:Revive nuclear energy program

GMA News:Natural gas deposits waiting to be tapped in Cagayan

Visayan Daily Star:Jatropha biofuels venture inked

Inquirer.net:Jatropha cultivation seen helping in reforestation

GMA News:Arroyo signs pact for massive planting of Jatropha

Sun.Star:Paras named as new PNOC chairman

The Manila Times:Meralco’s power rates poised for another increase in May

ABS-CBN News:PNOC-EDC, NAPOCOR end dispute on fees