A resident measures the depth of the flooded street with storm water from Tropical Storm Debby, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 Pooler, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded water districts under the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) to keep their distribution losses at 20 percent or below for viable operations. In its annual audit report, COA cited the case of the San Quintin Water District (SQWD) in...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced an allocation of more than P4.3 billion in emergency loans to aid members and pensioners in 17 areas affected by El Niño. In a statement, GSIS said that 185,107 active members and old-age and disability pensioners in Negros Oriental,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has ordered all local government units (LGUs) to help the national government in water conservation measures amid the continuous adverse effects of intense heat across the country. In a Memorandum Circular (MC), the DILG urged LGUs,...
With the heat index continuing to rise in the Philippines, Filipinos have had no choice but to turn to electric fans and air conditioners to cool down. Beating the heat, however, comes with a heavy price. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
Workers in the agriculture sector and those coming from sectors that are being adversely affected by El Niño will receive financial assistance from the government. President Marcos on Wednesday, May 1, made the announcement as he said such move was part of the government’s aid program amid the...
There are now 131 cities and municipalities placed under state of calamity due to El Niño around the country, a Palace official bared. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Assistant Secretary Joey Villarama, who serves as Task Force El Niño spokesperson, disclosed that these cities and...
In the absence of readily available capacity that it can procure via power supply agreement (PSA) underpinned by competitive selection process (CSP), power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) indicated that it will be left with no choice but to secure 260 megawatts (MW) of its required...
Propelled by energy sales that have been escalating beyond 10% within the stretch of the sweltering El Niño weather condition, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is favorably looking to end the year with core income jump to P40 billion from P37.1 billion in 2023. The company’s...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, April 28, urged the United States, Japan and Western European countries to extend their support to the Philippines as it battles the El Niño weather phenomenon. Pimentel said it is high time to prove that the...
Amid soar in weather temperatures, demand for electricity in the country had reached its boiling point this week, as the highest demand of 14,016 megawatts on Wednesday (April 24) breached the peak demand projection of the Department of Energy (DOE) for this year. And while the country’s power...
As El Niño continues to affect the Philippines and temperatures rise this summer, Razon-led concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. has put in place its mitigation plan to secure a reliable water supply for other service areas. The water firm’s subsidiary, Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV)...
