The Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater) opens its curtains to twelve (12) new one-act plays, written by veteran and upcoming playwrights and directed by new and seasoned directors, for this year’s Virgin Labfest. The performing arts festival will happen this June 7 to 25, 2023....
The Senate public services committee is open to the review of the congressional franchise of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) as it concerns a critical need of Filipinos. "The recurring power outages being experienced by millions of households amid the scorching months should...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
At least two senators on Sunday, May 14 raised the need for a new oversight committee hearing into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as widespread power outages continue to loom over the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative to look...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to eliminate from its certified list of system impact study (SIS) applicants that are being tagged as "pseudo investors" or "non-serious project proponents" to facilitate permitting process...
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) forthrightly stated that it is amenable to the ‘audit call’ by the Department of Energy (DOE), granted that these are carried out within the legal bounds of its concession agreement with the government as well as its franchise...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, May 11, revealed plans to integrate the Scout Movement into the country’s K-12 curriculum as a way to help shape the values of young Filipino boys. Speaking during the Boy Scouts of the Philippines 66th Annual National Council...
The Senate has adopted a resolution, commending and congratulating Marlon Tapales for winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation’s (IBF) World Super Bantamweight titles. “Tapales' triumphant feat is only befitting to be given due distinction for he has...
The Philippines ranked second highest in salary rate among ASEAN countries, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) said amid clamor and a pending bill in the Senate seeking for P150 increase in the daily minimum wage rate. ECOP President Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said in an interview at...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met with General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, who paid a courtesy visit at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, May 10. ( [L-R] General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 10 called on energy officials to step up and proactively address the widespread power outages looming over the country, lamenting how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) seems to be tarrying in...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will be prioritizing the approval of contracts on the ancillary services (AS) procurements of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to help address the imbalances and technical stresses being experienced in the country’s power...
