Native Hydrogen Nominated Area No. 4 (H-NA-4) located in the East Palawan Basin with an Invitation for Challenge under the Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) for Petroleum

Timeline

• 15 August 2026 - Nominating party published the existence of their application in The Business Mirror and The Philippine Star.
• 16 August 2026 - Day 1 of nomination of H-NA-4.
• 04 September 2026 0900H (Friday) - Pre-submission Conference to be held at the DOE Audio-Visual Room (AVR) (i.e.. Twenty (20) calendar days from date of publication).
• 14 October 2026, 1100H (Wednesday) - Deadline for the submission of documents by other applicants or “challengers" (i.e.. Sixty (60) calendar days from date of publication).
• Challengers must therefore submit their complete application documents at the DOE Records Management Section and pay the corresponding application ("challenge") fee of Php 1,000,000 at the DOE Treasury Division, on or before the said deadline.
• 14 October 2026,1330H (Wednesday) - Opening of the Application/Bid Documents will be held at the DOE AVR on the same day of the submission deadline.