Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) With a new budget season lurking around the corner, ranking House of Representatives members have begun to scrutinize the different government agencies on the proper...
It's a rare thing now, seeing people read—even more so reading with actual physical books. Because of this, we are very excited about this latest announcement by the National Book Development Board (NBDB). The NBDB, best known for the Book Nook, is a program where the agency sets up reading and...
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...
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...
(Unsplash) A pro-health congressman has castigated the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for the rotating power interruptions in Luzon, saying it has failed to prevent the scenario despite his warnings. “Maaga pa, sinabi na natin (We told them early on) that ancillary services...
The Philippine women’s football team took down defending champion Vietnam, 2-1, to wrap up their group stage campaign but fell short of qualifying for the semifinals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday, May 9, at the Smart RSN Stadium in Cambodia. The Filipinas not only needed a single...
The number of registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the Philippines has breached 95 million, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported on Tuesday, May 9. (NTC / Manila Bulletin File Photo) NTC’s data showed that there are now 95,029,414 registered cards, which is...
Following the series of transmission facility-induced rotational blackouts in the Luzon and Visayas grids, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that a two-tiered follow-through audit on the performance of system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be carried out –...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, May 9 slammed the National Grid Corp. (NGCP) which, he said, should be held responsible for the sudden power outages that hit Luzon. Gatchalian said the elevation of grid status to red alert on Monday, which resulted in power outages in some parts of Luzon is...
Amid distress from scorching weather temperature, massive number of consumers in Luzon had to live through the agony of rotational blackouts of at least two-hour duration due to strained power supply in the grid following a transmission line tripping that was compounded by the forced outages and...
Owing to the extreme tightness of supply, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that it has implemented rotational blackouts of two-hour duration, initially affecting parts of Cavite and Laguna, as well as key cities in Metro Manila, including Marikina, Novaliches,...
