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DOE: Full RE foreign ownership added 20 GW to Philippine power supply

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ decision to open the renewable energy (RE) space to full foreign ownership has led to the installation of about 20 gigawatts (GW) of new power capacity, a government official said. Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Rowena Cristina Guevara acknowledged the private sector’s role in helping the country hit its target

Comelec eyes December ballot printing deadline for barangay, SK polls

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming to finish by December the printing of over 92 million ballots for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan(SK) election scheduled next year.   “Hopefully, we finish the [printing] including the verification by mid-December,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said in Filipino during the start of the printing