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...
Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC), the local unit of Japanese truck maker Isuzu, will conduct a special service campaign on 2,273 units of its sports utility models mu-X and pick-up model D-Max. In an advisory Monday, May 8, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said IPC will conduct a tightening...
LET’S CLOSE THE LOOP Panel moderator Carol Malasig, Jenica Dizon of Waves for Water, Jessie Jiang of Basically Borrowed, Marika Callangan of Woman Create, Carlo Chen-Delantar of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Frankie Shadbolt of H&M Philippines In recent years, fashion consumers have shown...
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...
Hotel, restaurant owners and operators, and retailers said their operations have to maintain the minimum public health standards, including the wearing of masks, to ensure good customer experience amid continuing threats of Covid-19. At the press conference for the launch of the country’s first...
German companies in the Philippines are more bullish in their local business prospects than in other ASEAN countries despite acknowledging certain risks, such as shortages of skilled labor, supply chain disruptions, economic policy uncertainties, and inflation, according to a new survey conducted by...
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,...
Forced outages and de-rating of power plants that took out more than 1,350 megawatts of capacities in the system placed Luzon grid into "red alert" on Monday, May 8, according to the advisory issued by system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP raised "red alert"...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, May 8 criticized the relocation of three historic monuments in San Juan honoring Katipunan founder Andres Bonifacio, revolutionary general Emilio Jacinto, and nationalist writer Dr. Jose Rizal. Ejercito expressed his disappointment after seeing the...
CEBU CITY – Some 500 professional real estate salespersons from all over the Visayas will convene here on Thursday, May 11, for the first Visayas Real Estate Leadership Summit. Hosted by the Accredited Real Estate Salespersons in the Philippines Inc. (ACRES Philippines), the summit, which will be...
The Philippines and the United States have already halted discussions on identifying new Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites as the two sides are now talking on how the nine existing sites will be used. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Monday Manila...
Big relief awaits consumers this week as the price of major petroleum products will be trimmed by significant amounts, based on the pricing adjustment advisories of the oil companies. For diesel products, the price decrease will be at heftier scale of P2.70 per liter; while gasoline prices will be...
