ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo, composed of 42 towns and the component city of Passi, sustained a P3.72-billion economic loss from the January 2 to 5 blackout. THE provincial capitol estimates that Iloilo sustained an economic loss of P3.72 billion from the New Year blackout....
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. announced that a class-action lawsuit is being eyed after the massive New Year blackout that hit Panay Island last week. “A class-action suit is an option because damage has been caused to our people. We can file a class-action suit under...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) No less than President Marcos' son in the House of Representatives wants the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) franchise probed over the widespread power interruption in Western...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep, LRay Villafuerte is calling for the revocation of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines' (NGCP) franchise after its supposed refusal to own up to...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said the New Year blackout hampered the growth of Western Visayas. FEW lights illuminate downtown Iloilo City on January 4 following the massive blackout that started on January 2 and ended on January 5. (Tara Yap) “This problem will...
(Unsplash) What punitive and corrective action does the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) plan to impose against the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) over the massive power outage in Western Visayas? ...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) led by businessman Enrique Razon has refuted the claim of Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list that it caused the prolonged blackouts in Panay Island. REP. France Castro has received an earful from MORE Power over her claim on the...
President Marcos has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to promptly complete the reset of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) rates, following the island-wide blackout in Western Visayas since January 2. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Marcos...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (PPAB) The effects of the massive Western Visayas power outage are becoming more serious with each passing day. According to House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin, residents from her...
ILOILO CITY – Power was restored in Panay Island on Friday afternoon, January 5, four days after a massive blackout crippled the area on January 2. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that transmission operations have been fully restored in all areas in Panay Island. Palm...
MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) said that the widespread blackout in Panay Island could have been avoided if the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) had taken action at the start. Roel Castro, president and chief executive officer of Razon-led MORE Power, said in a radio...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are working to make sure the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) takes responsibility for the long power outage in the Panay Islands. In a briefing on Friday, Jan. 5, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said that the...
