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Therefore it is not quite true that consumers stand to significantly benefit from lower power costs because of this.


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Santiago, a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)’s Class ’70, made the assurance during turnover ceremonies at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City.


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GORDIAN KNOT

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And now what?

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | June 26, 2013 - 12:00am

The fall of the stock market and weakening of the peso should give the Aquino administration, still giddy from the country’s investment grade and strong growth figures, a reality check.

Opinion

Conundrum

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | May 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Call it the Greek Conundrum. Or, perhaps, the Gordian Knot.

Opinion

Scarborough

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | April 19, 2012 - 12:00am

Trust Beijing to seize upon every minor incident to nail down its foreign policy position.

Opinion

Options

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | August 10, 2010 - 12:00am

The “bombshells” that were supposed to be unleashed during President Aquino’s maiden State of the Nation Address all turned out to be policy issues that require a statement of direction from the...

Opinion

Rice

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | August 7, 2010 - 12:00am

I’m happy Lito Banayo did not yield to the demand of leftist agitators who think government’s role is to give away free lunches to anyone who claims entitled to them.

Opinion

Officious meddlers

By MY VIEWPOINT | By MY VIEWPOINT By ricardo V. Puno Jr. | October 24, 2006 - 12:00am

They’re coming out of the woodwork, all these suddenly sanctimonious government officials presuming to lecture the Supreme Court on the "importance" of the people’s initiative case now...

Opinion

Cooptition

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | April 8, 2006 - 12:00am

It is not quite true that Meralco has yielded to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) by allowing consumers who use at least 1 megawatt of power each month to choose its supplier from among the power generation...

Opinion

Cold comfort

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | May 12, 2005 - 12:00am

The markets did not exactly cheer the outcome of the protracted bicameral committee session deliberating the VAT measure. The stock market deflated, responding mainly to news about the diminishing exports. The...

Opinion

The FPJ challenge

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | September 2, 2004 - 12:00am

The President and her party are by now in Beijing, having dropped by Guangzhou (Canton) to get a briefing on the SARS problem. It’s interesting to note whom she’s meeting.

Opinion

‘GMA assured of military protection’

By Paolo Romero | November 29, 2002 - 12:00am

New Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Dionisio Santiago quashed persistent rumors of a coup as he assured President Arroyo yesterday of full military protection to enable her to attain her objective...

Headlines