ZAMBOANGA CITY – Some 22,000 households covered by four power feeders continue to suffer a prolonged power outage here due to a defective power transformer. The power outage that started at dawn on Sunday, March 22, is entering its third day after a routine maintenance check on an aging 1999...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of consumers served by four power feeders of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative are suffering from a debilitating outage caused by a defective transformer. The four feeders, all located in Zamboanga City 's east coast, have not been energized as of 5 p.m....
Several houses and establishments reportedly lost power supply after a 10-wheeler truck crashed into a utility pole along Ortigas Avenue Extension in Barangay Rosario early Thursday, Feb. 12. According to initial reports, the driver said the truck’s brakes failed while he was heading to Taytay,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years....
Three Texas siblings who perished in an icy pond were among several dozen deaths in U.S. states gripped by frigid cold as crews scrambled Tuesday to repair hundreds of thousands of power outages in the shivering South and forecasters warned the winter weather is expected to get worse. Brutal cold...
The city government of Las Piñas announced that five barangays in the city will experience a power outage on Sept. 25 due to the replacement of facilities and reconductoring works along J. Aguilar Avenue (CAA Road) in Barangays Pamplona Tres and Talon Uno. The Manila Electric Company will...
Persistent power outages in Siquijor are putting the island’s tourism growth at risk and may weaken investor confidence if not urgently addressed, the Department of Tourism (DOT) warned on Thursday, July 31. Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco said the ongoing power instability, managed by...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) should ensure there is reliable power supply ahead as the country braces for the summer season. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian pointed this out as he urged both the DOE and the ERC to ensure generation companies are compliant...
Power was restored on Saturday in Siargao Island after a crippling blackout that lasted 14 days. POWER was restored in Siargao Island after a faulty submarine cable was repaired. (Siarelco FB) Franchise holder Siargao Electric Cooperative said in a Facebook post that power returned after the...
Relief distribution in an evacuation center in Imus City on October 25 (Photo from Mayor Alex Advincula's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 3,467 families or 12,325 individuals have been evacuated in the province due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine....
Senator Pia Cayetano cited the need to have “long-term solutions” to ensure national energy security and reliability as she pushed for the development of indigenous gas resources. Senator Pia Cayetano visits the Malampaya Shallow Water Platform on Friday, June 28, with Prime Energy Managing...
Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC), a diesel power plant in Zamboanga City expects to have its fuel supply run out in the next few weeks, which could cause potential blackouts in the area. In a statement made by Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group on Wednesday, May 22, the WMPC said it has already...
