Panay Energy Development Corp. successfully synchronized the third unit of its coal-fired power plant back to the Visayas power grid on Thursday, July 2, completing repairs ahead of schedule to help ease the prolonged electricity crisis in the region. In a statement, MGEN Thermal Energy Inc. said...
The Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (MCDRRMD) was placed under Red Alert Status on Thursday, July 2, as the city government heightened its emergency preparedness during the ongoing protest of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members at Liwasang Bonifacio. Under the Red Alert...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) places all its forces in Metro Manila and the rest of the country under highest security alert status following a lightning protest action staged by the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) at the People Power Monument in Quezon City on Tuesday, June 30. A...
The United States Embassy in the Philippines has warned Filipino visa applicants about scammers who claim they can guarantee approval, reminding the public that US visas are issued only after a proper evaluation by consular officers. In an advisory posted on its official social media pages, the...
The Department of Energy (DOE) detailed short and medium-term interventions aimed at injecting roughly 260 megawatts of capacity into the Visayas power grid, moving to stabilize the region hobbled by more than a month of supply shortfalls and rotating power alerts. The DOE said on Wednesday, June...
At least 20 ash emissions have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano within 24 hours, including another on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The latest event occurred at 5:21 p.m. on Tuesday, producing a grayish plume that rose...
Kanlaon Volcano emitted an ash plume from its summit crater on Friday morning, June 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the ash emission occurred at 8:28 a.m. and produced grayish plumes that rose about 300 meters above the...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of potential rotating power outages in the Visayas region on Tuesday, June 2, as major coal-fired power plants remained offline, straining the region’s grid generation capacity. The grid operator said manual load dropping, or...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is drawing up a list of underperforming and offline power plants following a spate of grid alerts that hit Luzon and Visayas in May. In a briefing on Monday, June 1, DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan noted that since May 12, the country has experienced four red...
Fast-moving pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), or “uson,” descended the slopes of Mayon Volcano anew on Sunday, May 31, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said video footage from the Mayon Volcano Observatory–Ligñon Hill (VMLH) IP...
The power grid in the Visayas faces worsening stability constraints after another electricity generator unexpectedly failed, prompting energy officials to declare a system emergency and warn of impending rolling blackouts. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas...
An ash plume rose from Kanlaon Volcano early Thursday morning, May 28 as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported an ongoing ash emission event that began at 6 a.m. Phivolcs said the activity generated grayish ash plumes rising about 1,200 meters above the summit...
