PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterTHE biodiesel industry is competing for the limited supply of coconuts, crowding out exporters of products like coconut oil and coconut water, industry officials said.“The recent increase in the country’s biodiesel requirement may possibly

SMCGLOBALPOWER.COM.PHTHE Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA) has urged the Department of Energy (DoE) to ensure that the fourth round of green energy auction (GEA-4) goes ahead with no delays this year to reassure investors.“The industry strongly urges the

PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESBy Adrian H. Halili, ReporterAS DROUGHT and typhoons continue to disrupt rice production, the need to lower the price paid by the public for the staple grain remains pressing, with the government resorting to lowering the tariffs

PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANTHE House of Representatives must pursue more “comprehensive” reforms to the law that liberalized the energy industry, according to an advocacy group, citing the need to reduce power costs.Legislators need to amend the 2001 Electric Power Industry Reform

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOSUBSIDIES extended to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) rose 81.65% year on year in November, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said.The BTr reported that budgetary support to GOCCs amounted to P12.23 billion in November.Month on month, GOCC