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...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo stressed on Friday, Jan. 5, that the "rampant failure" of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to do its obligation in operating, maintaining, and developing the country’s power grid is sufficient ground to warrant a review and eventual termination of its...
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...
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...
ILOILO CITY – This city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, is losing P500 million daily from the blackout that started on January 2 and now on its fourth day on Friday, January 5. Mayor Jerry Treñas said with this calculation from the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Energy will carry out an investigation next week on the massive blackout that greeted Panay Island to start the new year. This was bared Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin The call to investigate the massive power outage on Panay island is beginning to snowball in the House of Representatives. This, after House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo chapter lamented the negative impact of the long and massive power blackout in this city, Iloilo province, and the rest of Panay Island. A SHOP in Iloilo City is forced to use a generator due to a blackout. (Arnold...
Senators have expressed dismay and concern over the widespread power outage that hit Panay Island, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas on Jan. 2. Ilonggo Residents leave their houses to seek refuge from a humid night on the second...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) should be held accountable for the island-wide blackout in Panay as well as some parts of Negros that began last Jan....
ILOILO CITY – Following the ongoing massive blackout that hit Panay Island, the Department of Energy (DOE) reiterated on Wednesday the reminder to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to adhere to its responsibilities as system operator (SO). “NGCP is in a position to anticipate...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, January 3 called on the government to come up with a mechanism to address the massive power outage that hit Panay Island. “The severity of the power shortage in Panay Island cannot be overstated. The absence of electricity not only...
