The Aboitiz Group mobilized its Manila and Mindanao – based business units to provide assistance to over 35,000 individuals affected by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao last October 31.
The Aboitiz Group mobilized its Manila and Mindanao – based business units to provide assistance to over 35,000 individuals affected by the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao last October 31.
Host communities of power plants in the country now have easier access to their financial revenue shares, thanks to new regulations issued by the Department of Energy (DOE).
AboitizPower, through its wholly-owned subsidiary AboitizPower International, announced today that it has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% ownership of Mekong Wind Pte. Ltd. (“Mekong Wind”) from Armstrong Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund Pte. Ltd.
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, has chosen AboitizPower to supply 15 of its facilities with reliable and cost-effective power.
In recent years, more and more organizations and institutions in the Philippines have taken significant steps to mitigate adverse effects on the environment, in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. As a leader in the food and beverage industry, Nestlé Philippines has programs and projects in place to realize its goal of minimizing environmental impact. These include its initiative to use clean and renewable energy.
Chance and convenience were what brought Kent Ivann Rapada to AboitizPower (AP) as an Energy Accounting Specialist. Little did he know that a chance encounter would lead him home – one where he feels truly accepted for his sexuality.
Power supply for residents and businesses in Iloilo City is secured after MORE Power signed an interim power supply agreement with one of the country’s largest power producers, Aboitiz Power Corporation.
Living up to its reputation as a pioneering company in the renewable energy sector, Hedcor continues to raise the bar on the sustainable production of electricity.
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. (AEV) has earmarked PHP81 billion in capital expenditures (capex) for 2019, a 65% increase from roughly PHP50 billion utilized in the previous year. The bulk of the fresh funding will be infused into power and infrastructure projects to sustain growth momentum over the long-term.
The AboitizPower board has selected the next President & CEO for AboitizPower who will take over upon EIA’s retirement at the end of 2019.
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. has started delivering energy from the first of two 170-MW (150 MW net) baseload units in Toledo City, Cebu. The second 170-MW unit (150 MW net) is currently expected to come online by May 2019.
All too often, we approach the question of career or family as black and white: either you work full-time or you become a stay-at-home mom. AP Gen’s CFO, Racquel Bustamante, however, chose to break this traditional divide.
AboitizPower’s Chief Financial Officer, Liza Luv Montelibano, decided at a young age that her true passion lies in finance. Her career story reflects her sheer determination, independence, and an indomitable passion for learning.
Davao Light and Power Co. has upgraded its Victoria Substation in downtown Davao City to improve its network capacity and enhance power reliability in the company’s franchise area.
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) held the first Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) Compliance Officer Summit (WCO Summit) at Novotel Manila Araneta Center last January 24, 2019. This is one of the programs being implemented by PEMC to foster WESM compliance practices among its trading participants.
Perhaps unknown to its many neighbors in the community of Tugbok, this renewable power facility used to supply a huge chunk of the city’s power needs – lighting homes, commercial establishments, and the city’s budding industrial economy then.
The Philippines’ largest green office building developer continues to revolutionize the workplace through its partnership with AboitizPower.
Science Park of the Philippines, one of the country’s leading industrial estate developers, has partnered with AboitizPower for the energy needs of its newest project, the Light Industry & Science Park (LISP) IV, a 212-hectare park situated in Malvar, Batangas.
According to the Philippine Rating Services Corporation, obligations rated PRS Aa are of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.
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AboitizPower recorded a net income of P16.7 billion in the first nine months of 2018, 6% higher than the P15.7 billion for the same period in 2017.
On October 26, the company along with Aboitiz Foundation, turned over its first Basic Electrical Lineman’s Training Center in Mindanao or Project BELT.CoM to TESDA 11.
Aboitiz Power Corporation listed P10.2-billion fixed rate bonds Series B Due 2024 and Series C Due 2028 on the Philippine Dealing Exchange (PDEx).
The Aboitiz Group launched a number of sustainable livelihood programs to help Maranaos start anew, one year after Marawi City’s liberation from the armed siege. Dubbed “Kawiyagan: Biyaya ng Pagbabago”, the program is a series of sustainable livelihood initiatives for the residents of Sagonsongan Resettlement Site, which temporarily houses thousands of displaced families. It complements the government’s efforts to help the once bustling capital of Lanao Del Sur get back on its feet.
On a year-to-date basis, AEVs net income for the first nine months of 2018 was PHP17.3 billion, 9% higher than the PHP15.9 billion recorded last year, while core net income stood at PHP17.7 billion, up 4% from PHP17.1 billion last year. Gains from the company’s Power, Food, and Land strategic business units contributed to the increase.
For three weeks now, linemen from Cebu, Davao, Subic, and Pampanga have been working tirelessly to help restore power to the people of Cagayan Province.
Davao Light and Power Co. is calling for heightened safety awareness among construction workers, especially those working near the company’s distribution lines, amid the construction boom in Davao City.
SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) and four municipal governments in Ifugao signed a framework agreement on the proposed Alimit Hydropower Complex in the province.
Hedcor team member Sharron Manzano recounts the story of how she recovered from the landslide in Itogon by helping others get back on their feet.
The company expands its portfolio to help address the country’s energy trilemma of energy security, equity, and environmental sustainability.
An AboitizPower official believes customers need to carefully evaluate their options and look for an experienced partner who can offer better solutions.
Applying for a job often makes graduates feel like an adult as it marks the initial step toward their goal of joining the workforce.
AboitizPower subsidiary San Carlos Sun Power, Inc. (SacaSun) was lauded for its efforts to support education in its host community.
Basak Elementary School in Magpet, Kalaisan Elementary School in Kidapawan City, and Pigcawayan Central Elementary School in Pigcawayan, were beneficiaries of the classroom rewiring project.
Hedcor’s medical and dental missions in Manolo Fortich and Impasug-ong helped over 2,000 residents across five far-flung barangays.
The agreement — signed by both parties on August 24, 2018 — will see PGPC drilling 12 new production wells over a six-year period to increase steam availability for APRI’s power plant facilities by about 20%, which seeks to ensure a more competitive fuel pricing in the long term.
Close to 500 teachers and school heads from all over the country participated in a series of disaster preparedness trainings earlier this year.
Close to 2,000 AboitizPower team members gathered last June 29, July 16, July 30, and August 2 in various locations in Manila, Cebu, Baguio, and Davao, respectively, to kick off the 1AP Culture. Made up of a series of activities that re-articulated the 1AP Culture, the program sought to ensure that the company’s culture statements are clear and simple for all to understand and live by every day.
Learn about the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Technology being used by Therma South, Inc. (TSI) in generating power. This modern technology is one of the environment-friendly means of generating power out of non-renewable fuel.
AboitizPower subsidiaries Visayan Electric Company (VECO) and Cebu Private Power Corp. (CPPC) join forces to help the women of Ermita in Cebu City.
At the culminating activity of the Energy Policy and Development Program (EPDP), held on July 18 at the UP School of Statistics Auditorium, AboitizPower COO Emmanuel V. Rubio, highlighted the Electric Power Industry Reform Act’s (EPIRA) impact on the Philippines’ electricity market.
The Naga Power Plant Complex in Cebu was physically turned over and accepted by AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI) last July 16, 2018.
Andy Cabantao, a member of the Matigsalog tribe in Mindanao, recounts his journey with Hedcor in the last 12 years and shares his hope for the future.
Celebrating their combined 20 million safe man-hours without lost time injury (LTI), AboitizPower subsidiaries AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI) and San Carlos Sun Power, Inc. (SacaSun) employees blew whistles together for 20 seconds, a symbolic activity that highlights the high value AboitizPower places on safety.
In the next four months, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas Inc. (TVI) will work hand in hand with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) and Pilmico to provide high energy biscuits to these schoolchildren, with the main objective of being able to give nourishment not only to the body, but also to the mind.
After having focused on strengthening its businesses, processes, policies, and systems over the last decade, AboitizPower is now directing its attention to its culture as 1AP.
Amid a rapidly changing energy industry landscape in the Philippines, AboitizPower sees bright prospects for newer technologies such as rooftop solar and deems it critical for power companies to assist customers through this process.
For Angeline “Angie” Quiatchon, teaching means so much more than the lessons taught inside a classroom. Recognizing her essential role in preparing the young to become productive members of society in the future, 30-year-old Teacher Angie of Bitin Elementary School in Laguna, has made learning more engaging, hence more meaningful, for her students.
Ten municipalities of Nueva Ecija will soon power their homes and businesses with clean and renewable energy after Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NEECO II) recently signed a 33-megawatt (MW) power supply deal with AboitizPower.
In its bid to advance business and communities, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) amped up its annual Brigada Eskwela with First Aid and Fire Safety awareness trainings for teachers, parents, and students of Inawayan Elementary School (IES) last May 28, 2018.
This year, the DepEd Lapu-Lapu City Schools division conducted a five-day workshop on DRRM Education and integration of DRRM to the school curriculum to primary school teachers from April 16 to 20 and for secondary school teachers on April 23 to 26.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte led the inauguration on May 31 of the newly completed 420-MW Pagbilao Unit 3 power project that is expected to boost and stabilize energy supply in the Luzon grid, while generating billions of pesos in various taxes for the national and local government in the coming years.
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Power Visayas, Inc. (TPVI) has received the Certificate of Effectivity (COE) from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) to initiate the former’s purchase of the Naga Power Plant Complex located in Naga City, Cebu.
AboitizPower’s new rooftop solar unit recently inaugurated its first project, highlighting its entry into this small-scale market segment while expanding its already diverse Cleanergy portfolio.
Shangri-La Mactan has chosen Cleanergy, AboitizPower’s brand for clean and renewable energy, to power their operations as well as to support their environmental sustainability initiatives.
Three batches of AboitizPower Distribution Utilities team leaders, together with corporate support unit heads and DU COOs as coaches, underwent a three-day Leadership Cascade to learn and practice Collaboration, Cooperation and Innovation.
Aboitiz Power Corporation recorded for the first quarter of 2018 a consolidated net income of P4 billion, down by 9% year-on-year from P4.4 billion. Nonetheless, the company remains bullish on the growth of its generation and distribution businesses.
The landlocked municipality of Alilem – a couple of hours south of Vigan – may not have as much picturesque Hispanic architecture similar to its more popular neighbors, but it has been contributing much more as the world faces the challenge of environmental conservation.
When the Aboitiz group acquired Cotabato Light and Power Company some 83 years ago, part of the package was a facility that was and still is part of the fabric of the Cotabato community – the ice plant.
Harvey Lanticse | April 30, 2018 In its bid to co-create safe, empowered, and sustainable communities, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, […]
Steadfast in its commitment to keeping everybody harm-free, AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) recently clocked in two million safe man-hours without lost time injury (LTI).
In its commitment to continuously improve its distribution network to address the power needs of its customers, the Visayan Electric Company, Inc. (VECO) inaugurated on April 10 the upgraded Banilad Substation.
Aboitiz business units in Mindanao proudly took part in a milestone recently achieved by Davao City—hosting its first Ironman 70.3 race last March 25.
When night fell and it was time to go home, teachers Ana Mariel Cruz and Charlie Cabanao always had to find someone to accompany them on the dark school grounds as they feared there might be troublemakers lurking in the vicinity.
AboitizPower is set to enter the rooftop solar space through its new business unit, AboitizPower Distributed Energy, or APX.
Cognizant of the internal changes in the organization that will take place in the near future and the shifting external realities in the Philippine markets, Aboitiz has set into motion a leadership restructuring to better carry out goals and strategies.
Key executives of the Aboitiz Group and TESDA-RTC recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement to implement the Masonry Skills Training project for the San Pedro Multipurpose Cooperative.
After receiving a new electrical laboratory, the Notre Dame Village National High School (NDVNHS) in Cotabato City hopes to help more students taking up electrical installation and maintenance secure a better future once they graduate.
Davao Light and Power Co., Inc., an Aboitiz company and a subsidiary of the AboitizPower, is now an ISO 9001:2015 certified company.
Davao City acknowledged Therma South as its top real property taxpayer while it gave a citation to Davao Light as its top business taxpayer for 2017.
On Feb. 21, 2018, AboitizPower gave electrical supplies worth PHP3.7 million to the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO), whose coverage includes Marawi City.
Ate Kim, a community mobilizer for an NGO, was inspired by the many positive stories she had heard about AboitizPower, which prompted her to propose and build a partnership with APRI MakBan.
Junie Valendez was also among the ten engineering students from CTU chosen by AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc. to be part of its college scholarship program, which began in 2016 and will run until 2019. Read Junie’s story of triumph and opportunity.
AboitizPower’s adopted female Philippine Eagle, Pangarap, turned 19 years old on Friday, February 23, 2018, symbolizing the company’s continued commitment to be at the forefront of environmental protection.
What does it mean to be an A-Person? What is our place in our brand promise of advancing business and communities? For Alex, it is seeing how we power towns and cities. It is taking pride in the result of her work as part of a bigger, moving organization.
AP Renewables, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, held the Youth Leaders Summit in Batangas and Albay, where 122 youth participants from host communities of APRI MakBan and Tiwi showcased their skills and presented their ideas on how they can innovatively solve pressing problems of their communities.
Harvey Lanticse | Feb. 15, 2018 With the elementary pupils-to-computer ratio in the Philippines at a high 412 to 1 […]
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) was recently recognized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Collection District XII as the 8th Top Importer in the Port of Davao for 2017.
Three cooperatives from the humble community of La Trinidad, Benguet will soon start selling sumptuous breads and pastries after receiving a boost from the Aboitiz Group through starter kits and skills trainings necessary to start up small businesses.
“Our strategy is Balance. We will continue to build a mix of power generation technologies that will balance the energy needs of our customers.” –Antonio Moraza, President and COO, AboitizPower
Work on AboitizPower’s baseload power plant in Toledo City, Cebu, reached 20 million man-hours without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI) as it approaches completion this year.
AboitizPower wholly owned subsidiary AP Renewables, Inc. (APRI) concluded 2017 with back-to-back awards for the successful implementation of its Health and Safety programs and attaining a zero lost time accident.
SacaSun, AboitizPower unit AP Renewables’ solar power company, was recently recognized during the Year-End Conference for Government and Volunteers (GPV) of the San Carlos City Risk Reduction Management Office.
TÜV-SÜD verified that Bakun AC’s operation, systems, processes and procedures comply with the relevant codes, requirements, regulations and standards.
AboitizPower subsidiary Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. is on the final phase of commissioning its 69-MW hydropower facilities in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon. Eight electric cooperatives in Mindanao have already signed up for Manolo Fortich Hydro’s renewable energy generation beginning 2018.
South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative Inc. (SOCOTECO II), which serves General Santos City and surrounding areas, is pushing to balance its generation mix after signing a 20-MW RE supply agreement with AboitizPower subsidiary Hedcor.
Over a hundred Aboitiz Group team members spent their holiday break volunteering for the relief operations to assist 6,000 families affected by flash floods brought by TS Urduja and Vinta in Visayas and Mindanao.
AboitizPower subsidiary Therma South, Inc. (TSI) has successfully formalized a partnership that will help realize its Fly Ash Brick Project during a memorandum of agreement signing with its project collaborators Green Antz Builders, Inc., United Kaibigan Cooperative (UKC), and Income Credit Cooperative on Dec. 1, 2017.
AboitizPower, in partnership with the Aboitiz Foundation, turned over computers for the benefit of the 760 students of Lakewood Central Elementary School, many of whom are members of families of the Subanon tribe in Zamboanga del Sur.
The local government of Cotabato City and Cotabato Light and Power Company (Cotabato Light), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corporation, recently launched Project Tatsulok, a campaign to help stop electric pilferage, to promote fire prevention, and to train locals to become electricians.
Therma South donated 24 ICT (information communication technology) kits, one for each classroom of Binugao Central Elementary School (BCES) in Davao City last November 22. The donation is part of the company’s ICT integration project, which began in May 2017 in partnership with the University of Mindanao, that conducted basic Microsoft Office skills training for the school’s homeroom teachers.
APRI has been internationally certified since 2015 and continues to operate on the highest standards to ensure the quality of its products and services and the safety and wellness of its employees and host communities, as well as to help promote environmental awareness.
Aboitiz Foundation and Aboitiz Group business units responded to families severely affected by Typhoon ‘Urduja’ and delivered emergency relief to ‘Vinta’ in Leyte, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao City.
San Jose National High School in Sto. Tomas, Batangas was declared the champion of PaToK Race to Reduce Public Schools Project 2017, the inaugural inter-school competition launched by Aboitiz Group led by Aboitiz Foundation and AP Renewables, Inc.
Hedcor, AboitizPower’s subsidiary that operates and manages run-of-river hydropower plants all over the Philippines, broke ground for its 19-megawatt (MW) Bineng Combination Hydro project in La Trinidad, Benguet, sustaining the said municipality’s story as a hydropower host community.
In an effort to push for a more balanced energy supply portfolio, Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURSECO 1) recently signed an agreement with AboitizPower subsidiary, Hedcor Bukidnon, for 2 megawatts (MW) of clean and renewable energy supply for its customers in 2018.
John Louis Ducos , Subic EnerZone (SEZ) Meter Revenue and Protection Engineer, has been awarded as one of this year’s top 10 Outstanding Freeport Workers.
On Dec. 6, 2017, in partnership with Agusan de Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO), the Energy Trading and Sales team turned-over 10 rewired classrooms to the Loreto Central Elementary School.
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