EDC’s Jay Soriano on the role of businesses in decarbonizing the planet

Do you believe that everyone has a role in decarbonizing our planet? I wish to share Energy Development Corporation’s mission of decarbonization and the role renewable energy plays in achieving this. Specifically, I want to talk from the perspective of businesses and what we can do to enable the transition to renewables because each of […]

Universal Robina shifting to RE for Luzon, Visayas plants

Originally published on PowerPhilippines.com   QUICK READ: Universal Robina shifts operations in Luzon and Visayas to clean energy from Energy Development Corporation, others.   Gokongwei-led Universal Robina Corporation (URC) will be shifting to renewable energy (RE) for at least 20 of its facilities in Luzon and Visayas.   The snacks and beverages manufacturing company said it […]

Energy source for sustainable cities

Originally published on BusinessMirror.com.ph   QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation believes in the capability of clean energy to power sustainable cities.   The Philippines is an emerging economy and the country has greatly shifted from agriculture to industrialization. Conventional fossil fuels such as oil and gas are still the main source for baseload requirements.   […]

‘School on Wheels’ ready to roll in Ilocos remote communities

energy development corporation launches school on wheels

Originally published on Philippine News Agency ;   QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation donates the first mobile school in Ilocos Norte to help students under the Department of Education’s distance learning program.      LAOAG CITY – A “School on Wheels” equipped with laptops, printers, and internet connection will soon be traveling around remote areas in the […]

‘Convergence’ works wonders for Boracay wetlands–Cimatu

Originally published on BusinessMirror.com.ph   QUICK READ: Energy Development Corporation is a first-responder in the conservation of Boracay wetlands.   THE Boracay Wetland Conservation Park illustrates the value of multi-sectoral convergence in conservation work, Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said, expressing hope that the lessons gained from the Boracay wetland rehabilitation will inspire business and […]

Negros Oriental enacts PH’s first Renewable Energy Code

Inday Espina-Varona | Rappler.com   The province of Negros Oriental launched on Friday, January 28, the country’s first local Clean, Renewable Energy (RE) ordinance.   Governor Roel R. Degamo signed the landmark ordinance, which the province called the RE Code, on January 11. The Sangguniang Panlalawigan, led by Vice-Governor Edward Mark L. Macias, unanimously passed […]