PrimeRES Energy Corporation and La Carmela de Boracay Hotel and Convention Center inked a partnership yesterday to bring more affordable, stable electricity to the hotel group’s four island properties, leveraging the Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) to access wholesale-style pricing. The contract signing held June 25, 2026 consolidates electricity needs across all four La Carmela facilities...
Mandarin Premier Hotels & Resorts Group has secured lower-cost power for its Boracay portfolio through a new partnership with PrimeRES Energy Corporation. In a contract signing held recently at the Mandarin Bay Resort & Spa Convention Center, the licensed retail electricity supplier and hotel group formalized an agreement covering six separate Mandarin facilities under the...
Three passengers have died and multiple evacuees have been admitted to hospitals across Europe as the virus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius travels toward Spain’s Canary Islands. A key update from Philippine health authorities confirms that none of the 38 Filipino crew members on board have contracted hantavirus or developed symptoms as of May 5. The...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) assured that no boatmen would lose their jobs under its proposed Boracay bridge project, amid growing concerns from local transport cooperatives about the future of traditional sea-based livelihoods.SMC President and CEO Ramon S. Ang made the statement during the groundbreaking ceremony of the new passenger terminal building at the Godofredo P....
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced revised guidelines for its first-ever offshore wind energy auction, aiming for a more transparent and practical process. The DOE held a virtual meeting with industry stakeholders on June 30th to finalize the Terms of Reference (TOR) for Green Energy Auction 5 (GEA-5). The auction, targeting 3,300 megawatts of offshore...
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it has reached an agreement with oil companies to implement staggered fuel price increases in response to rising global oil prices. This follows a meeting between DOE Officer-in-Charge Sharon S. Garin, Undersecretary Alessandro O. Sales, and representatives from the downstream oil industry. The agreement aims to mitigate...
The Philippines is accelerating its transition to renewable energy with the release of a comprehensive guidebook designed to fast-track the development of offshore wind power projects. The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), unveiled the “Compendium: Guidebook to Permitting and Consenting for Offshore Wind Energy in the...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco was awarded the Asia’s Influential Visionary in Philippine Tourism title by Asia’s Influential Leader Awards on Friday (Feb. 28) at Okada Manila, Parañaque City. The recognition highlighted Secretary Frasco’s exemplary leadership and dedication to advancing the country’s tourism industry through strategic innovation and sustainable development. In her...