24 JULY 2010 in Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
ERC - Subsidy for RE via feed-in-tariff stretched to 20 years
The subsidy to be borne by consumers via the feed-in-tariff (FIT) component to be reflected in the electric bills for emerging renewable energy (RE) technologies will be stretched to 20 years, according to the rules issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).

29 JUNE 2010 in GMA NEWS.TV
Power crisis looms over Luzon in 2011 — energy expert
An energy expert warned of a power crisis looming over Luzon next year, as the country’s energy supply would hardly be able to keep up with the increasing demand for power.

28 JUNE 2010 in Philippine Daily Inquirer
Power supply in Metro, Luzon remains critical - National Grid
The power situation in Metro Manila and provinces in Luzon remained critical due to a power supply deficit that reached 125 megawatts (MW) as of Monday afternoon, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

09 APRIL 2010 in PhilStar
Power rates up this month
MANILA, Philippines - Amid prevailing three-hour rotating blackouts, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will charge consumers 93 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) more this month to cover the increase in generation charge.

FEBRUARY 2010 in PhilStar
Rotating BLACKOUTS expected to return to the Philippines
Rotating blackouts are back, and not just in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. The blackouts are threatening to stall the economic engine in the Visayas and dampening investments in Mindanao.