Malampaya Phase 3 saw the design, fabrication and installation of a new depletion compression platform to maintain levels of gas production, which began operating in October 2015.
The operation of Malampaya in the power stations' full capacity of 3,200 megawatts is displacing over 1.35 million kilograms of CO2 per hour–a cleaner and more sustainable process, as compared to energy generation using coal or fuel oil.
[8] In 2009, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo authorized then-Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. to release ₱900 million from the fund to aid victims of Tropical Storm Ondoy and Typhoon Pepeng.
[9][10] The amount did not go to the communities affected by the disasters, but was allegedly plundered after being released to nongovernmental organizations linked to Janet Lim Napoles.
[16] The 2011 murder of environmentalist and broadcaster Gerry Ortega is believed to be linked to his exposé of the alleged anomalies relating to the Malampaya fund.