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Red alert raised in Visayas; Mindanao on yellow alert

POWER SUPPLY STRAINS in the Visayas worsened after a major earthquake triggered widespread outages in Mindanao, leading to a supply shortfall that ...
Upper photo: PEZA Acting Deputy Director General for Policy and Planning Emmanuel Cortero pitches the agency’s support for energy efficiency during his speech during the PE2 General Membership Meeting held on 20 May 2026. Lower photo: Newly elected PE2 trustees join DDG Cortero (from left): Jherald Casipit, Carlos Fernando, Richard Henrick Beltran, Ruth Yu-Owen, Raymond Marquez, DDG Cortero, Alexander Ablaza, Theresa Acedillo-Lapuz, William Alcantara, Ledicia dela Cruz and Renato Navarrete. (PE2 trustees no

PEZA supports Tier III reclassification of EE projects under SIPP / PE2 elects new board in GMM

MAKATI CITY, 20 May 2026 – Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Acting Deputy Director General (DDG) for Policy and Planning Emmanuel D. Cortero ...
Unilab Education (UniEd) and PE2 representatives display the signed Memorandum of Understanding signed on 14 May 2026. From left: UniEd COO Noel M. Cortez, UniEd President Atty. Jose Maria A. Ochave, PE2 President Alexander Ablaza and PE2 Vice President for External Affairs Theresa Acedillo- Lapuz. (Photo: UniEd)

UniEd, PE2 forge partnership for EE career development

MANDALUYONG CITY, 14 May 2026 – Unilab Education (UniEd) and the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) signed today a partnership agreement for ...
Upper photo: Thomas Bruns (center) , Deputy Director General of U.S Department of Commerce- International Trade Administration joins the Philippine delegation which includes representatives of PE2 member companies Calvelo Engineered Systems, First Philec and iONTEK Power Solutions. Lower photo: The Philippine Embassy in Washington DC hosts a dinner reception for the Philippine delegation to the SelectUSA summit. (Photos: PE2/ U.S. Commercial Service)

PE2 firms join PH delegation to SelectUSA summit

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD, USA, 3-6 May 2026 – Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) member representatives joined a Filipino delegation which took ...
Upper photos: PE2 president Alexander Ablaza joins GIZ GreenCool staff and partner organizations in pledging support to the project. Lower photo: PE2 member participants join government, private sector and ESCO market stakeholders in a group photo during the inception workshop held on 6 May 2026. (Photos: PE2 / GIZ Philippines)

PE2 partners with GIZ GreenCool PE2 leads ESCOs in inception workshop

MAKATI CITY, 6 May 2026 –Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) president Alexander Ablaza pledged PE2’s partnership to GreenCool Philippines, a ...
Upper photos: PE2 president Alexander Ablaza (upper left) and PE2 vice president for internal affairs Ruth Yu-Owen (upper right with microphone) speak in the Science2Business event on 21 April 2026. Lower left photo: Ablaza, Matej Gajzer of TECES Green Tech Cluster, and Ambassador Smiljana Knez of the Republic of Slovenia. (Photo: PE2)

PE2 supports Slovenia EE delegation

MAKATI CITY, 21-22 April 2026 – Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) officers and member representatives actively participated in a two-day ...
Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. (Photo: Reuters / Malaya Business Insight)

Despite Strait of Hormuz passage assurance: oil shock relief may lag until June

The government may have secured safe passage for Philippine-bound oil cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz, but officials and lawmakers warned on ...
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Cooling smarter delivers 1,500 MW

Every summer, the Philippines braces for surging electricity demand. In 2023, the rise in heat index alone added 3,340 MW of peak demand across Luzon ...
War and summer – a double whammy for energy markets

War and summer – a double whammy for energy markets

A major Middle East crisis intensifies just as the La Niña ends, paving the way for the hottest months in the Philippines.
Upper photo: PEZA Director General Tereso O. Panga (3rd from left) and PE2 president Alexander Ablaza (2nd from left) seal the agreement with a handshake during a PEZA-PE2 MOU signing ceremony on 11 March 2026. Joining as witnesses are PE2 vice president for external affairs Theresa Acedillo-Lapuz and PEZA Acting Deputy Director General for Policy and Planning Emmanuel D. Cortero. Lower photo: Flashing their thumbs-up are (front row) PE2 policy and advocacy advisor Archie Diaz, PE2 secretariat manager Hazel

PEZA and PE2 ink MOU to jointly enable EE in ecozones

PASAY CITY, 11 March 2026 – The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) signed earlier today a ...
PE2 president Alexander Ablaza (upper left) speaks during the Hotel Innovation Summit 2026. Upper right, Ablaza is flanked by conference chairman Alfred Lay of Leechiu Property Consultants and Cha Ceballos, conference producer of ESCOM Events. (Photos: ESCOM Events)

PE2 seeks hospitality sector adoption of ESCO model to improve cooling and heating efficiency

QUEZON CITY, 4 March 2026 – Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) president Alexander Ablaza was invited anew by ESCOM Events to speak in the ...
Upper photo: PE2 president Alexander Ablaza (2nd from left) and PCCI president Ferdinand “Perry” Ferrer (3rd from left) engage in a discussion on energy efficiency in a meeting at the PCCI office on 3 March 2026. Lower photo (left-to-right): PCCI assistant secretary-general Rhuby Conel, PCCI energy and power secretariat-in-charge Angela Bea de Luna, PCCI energy and power committee member Jonathan Aldaba, PCCI director for energy and power David Chua, Ablaza, PE2 vice president for external affairs Theresa A

PCCI, PE2 explore energy efficiency collab amid oil market volatility

TAGUIG CITY, 3 March 2026 – The Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2) met with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) in their ...

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