From brewing beer to burning coal, the Philippines’ food and beer giant – San Miguel Corp. (SMC) of tycoon Ramon Ang – is now one of the country’s largest power producers. Its energy arm, San Miguel ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The 53rd anniversary of martial law’s declaration arrives with bitter irony—as another Marcos ...

Between July 2022 and May 2025, the first three years of the Marcos presidency, the government funded 9,855 flood-control projects worth over P545 billion. We analyzed those projects and the companies ...

In Villanueva, Misamis Oriental — where two coal-fired power plants dominate the skyline — residents live with health worries they’ve grown almost accustomed to. Many have accepted the trade-off, ...

The government’s move to retire its last coal plant is expected to send a strong signal to private coal plant owners that the reign of fossil fuels is ending. Following the buyout of a huge power ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X For the past 20 years, across four presidential terms, the same contractors have been awarded the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X An investigation by the World Bank Group’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) found evidence of a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Data from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) show that the Philippines has an installed ...