Being the lead agency overseeing regional power utilities, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) urged the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) to procure insurance cover for their critical assets – especially the facilities that are vulnerable to damage or technical glitches when...
Transferring the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) back under the Office of the President (OP) will streamline the approval process of big-ticket projects that would benefit farmers, irrigators, and the public, its administrator said on Thursday, Sept. 12. NIA Administrator Eduardo...
President Marcos has transferred back the supervision of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to the Office of the President (OP). Upper Chico River Irrigation System in Tabuk City, Kalinga (File Photo courtesy of NIA) Through Executive Order No. 69,...
Senators Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go have renewed their call for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to help end the ongoing stand-off at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City and help restore normalcy in the lives of its members as well...
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said on Monday, Sept. 2, that four electric cooperatives (ECs) are experiencing partial power interruptions due to the intensified Tropical Cyclone “Enteng,” which continues to bring strong rainfall to seven regions in Luzon and Visayas. This...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin said Congress should investigate the enormous P7.2-trillion debt accumulated by the Duterte administration during...
The Senate will pursue the filing of perjury charges against dismissed mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, despite reports that she has already fled the country. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate’s legal department is now building up an “airtight” case against...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) Agency Summit on Monday, Aug. 19 (Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez acknowledged on Monday, Aug. 19, the unity among government agencies that made...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday, August 16 said he cannot help but be dismayed that some lawmakers at the House of Representatives that once defended and hailed the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs” have now become staunch critics of the previous government. While...
Photo from Food and Drug Administration The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 14 warned the public against purchasing and consuming five unregistered food products, including a brand of chicken oil and yema spread. The agency said that through post-marketing surveillance, it...
State economic managers should find time to consolidate the Marcos administration’s economic strategy and be cohesive about it, Senate Deputy Minority leader Risa Hontiveros said. Hontiveros noted that the current plans of the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and...
