BACOLOD CITY – Power was fully restored in three areas in northern Negros Occidental on Friday, Oct. 18, three days after a series of power outages. POWER was restored in northern Negros Occidental after three days. (Noneco) In a statement, the Northern Negros Electric Cooperative (Noneco)...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) restored power to more than 40,000 consumers here on Monday, August 26, five days after a series of power outages triggered by the shutdown of the Alijis substation on Wednesday, August 21. ROEL Castro (left), president and chief...
BACOLOD CITY – At least 47,000 households or 22 percent of the 224,000 consumers served by the Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) have been affected by the widespread unscheduled power interruption here since Wednesday night, August 21. AN employee of the Negros Electric and...
Major areas in Jalajala and parts of Cainta in Rizal Province will have no water for up to six hours until Wednesday, June 19, due to Manila Water’s maintenance activities. In Jalajala, portions of Barangay Sipsipin; Special District; Second District, Third District, Bayugo; Punta; Palaypalay;...
Several villages in some areas in Binangonan will have power interruption on Feb. 25 in line with Manila Electric Company’s maintenance activities in the affected areas. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on February 25, the power service interruption will affect portions of Quarry Road from Manila East Road...
Reiterating her stance against Charter change (Cha-cha), Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Feb. 16 that the consumers' experience of power instabilities under public utilities despite foreign involvement was a clear indication of "failure". She says that this is contrary to the claims that...
Cleansing from misdeeds as well as review of categorization of the country’s more than 120 electric cooperatives (ECs) are being pushed following reports of less-than-desired operational outcomes of these power utilities. The call was put forward by Senate Committee on Energy Vice Chairman...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. continues its pressure testing in Quezon City, affecting several barangays in the coming week. According to Maynilad, the pressure testing will begin Monday, Jan. 22 and will be done during the late evenings to early mornings to avoid further...
Razon-led east zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. announced water interruptions in Rizal and Pasig City. Starting Thursday, Jan. 18 until Jan. 23, several barangays will undergo line meter, maintenance, and strainer declogging to improve their services in the eastern parts of Metro...
West zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. announced week-long water interruptions to affect Quezon City. Starting Monday, Jan. 8, Maynilad will conduct pressure testing activities that validate the supply flows within barangays. According to the water concessionaire, the maintenance...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Residents of Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental – the first municipality after the last barangay in the eastern part of this city – slammed water interruption during Christmas on social media. A netizen said in an online post that the water interruption started on December 23....
ILOILO CITY – The management of the three Iloilo Electric Cooperatives has assured no major power interruptions in this province this holiday season. “There are no scheduled power interruptions,” said James Balsomo, general manager of ILECO-III, in a joint year-end report to the Iloilo media....
