Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the March 17 ambush on four Army soldiers in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur in an effort to assess the peace and security situation in the southern part of the country. “Despite immense government resources being put...
Senator Raffy Tulfo stressed the need for intensified monitoring from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), and generation companies of power plants to avoid recurring brownouts. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, mentioned this as he...
Five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher is looking to translate his successful playing career into a more meaningful coaching journey following his visit to the Philippines for the NBA Jr. Coaches Clinic at the NBA Community Court in Mandaluyong earlier this week. From left: Norman Black, Derek Fisher,...
Wheeling of generated capacities from power plants sited in the southern part of Luzon could be impeded if delays in the 500-kilovolt (kV) Tuy-Dasmarinas transmission line project of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) could not be avoided due to pending legal hurdles, primarily...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) spearheaded the launch of the National Fiber Backbone (NFB) Phase 1 on Friday, April 19. Photo from Pixabay "Phase 1 of the National Fiber Backbone signifies more than just laying cables, and establishing connections, it represents...
TGIF is not something that electricity consumers in the Luzon grid can happily look forward to, as they will have to close the week agonizing over new threats of rotational blackouts with Luzon grid being placed on ‘red alert’ for the third time this week. On Friday morning, system operator...
A police officer points to the photo of Alajon Michael Zarate, the driver of the van carrying the P9.68 billion 'shabu' shipment seized at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas on April 15, 2024, during a press conference at Camp Crame in Quezon City on April 18. (Courtesy of Philippine National...
Three persons have been arrested in Manila for "illegally selling" subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Thursday, April 18. Those arrested were identified by the NBI as Kim Thi Ta, Ria Nunez Sto. Domingo, and Mary Joy Llamera Sto. Domingo. It...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) have scheduled power interruptions in some areas in Iloilo from April 20 to 21. MORE Power stated that there will be a cleaning of the 69 kilovolt (kV) sub-transmission line 5 and post-insulator...
Foreign investors should consider doing business in the Philippines as the government has been taking a proactive approach to improving the economy despite external risks, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. During the Philippine Investors Dialogue in Washington D.C., NEDA...
A three-storey police station rises in Sta. Mesa, Manila. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Public Works and Highways) A three-storey police station in Sta. Mesa, Manila, has been completed and is now ready to host the operation of the Manila Police District (MPD) Station 8, Police Community...
The "prince of darkness" is taking back the crippling journey to Luzon, as the country’s major power grid has been placed on "red alert" for the second time this week – entailing that consumers must prepare for the strike of probable rotational brownouts. System operator National Grid...
