Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corporation is venturing into the production of electric motorcycles and lithium-ion battery packs after receiving the green light from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Board. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the...
Hyundai is allowing interested customers to get a close up view of the upcoming 2024 Santa Fe. The vehicle is on display at C1 Park Bonifacio High Street (BHS) Central located in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) until January 12, 2024. The all-new Santa Fe will be the first model launched by Hyundai...
Grid operator NGCP renews its call for a whole-of-industry approach, including better energy resource planning, following the January 2 power outage due to tripping of multiple power plants which isolated Panay island from the rest of the Visayas grid. “The unscheduled maintenance shutdowns of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Jan. 4 reported 3,147 new Covid-19 infections in the Philippines between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1. Photo from DOH The average number of daily new cases over the previous week was 449, which was 10 percent fewer than the average 501 cases between Dec. 19 and...
By BENJAMIN SARONDO The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines (TECO) opened the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) Demonstration Farm on December 15 at Barangay Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City. TTM aims to boost the Philippines’ agricultural production, marketing capabilities, and food...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from YouTube live) The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) should be held accountable for the island-wide blackout in Panay as well as some parts of Negros that began last Jan....
By CARMENCITA “CHINGGAY” JASARENO-BERNARDO TO NEW HORIZONS Mabuhay Philippines team in Germany In the recent tour of soprano duo The Nightingales, under the Mabuhay Philippines program of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), several high-spirited Pinoys in Europe took the...
ILOILO CITY – Following the ongoing massive blackout that hit Panay Island, the Department of Energy (DOE) reiterated on Wednesday the reminder to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to adhere to its responsibilities as system operator (SO). “NGCP is in a position to anticipate...
The Embassy of Canada has announced that nine organizations from across the Philippines will receive support from the Canada Fund this year. “In 2022-23, the Embassy of Canada marked its 50th year of supporting local organizations in the Philippines through the Canada Fund for Local...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported ongoing power restoration efforts in parts of Visayas that are affected by the Panay power plant shutdown. According to an update as of 6:00AM on Wednesday, Jan. 3, the NGCP said that 144.2 megawatts (MW) of power was being served by...
The thing about the art of drag is that it presents themes, topics, and other things on a grand scale. Its maximalist sense grabs people’s attention, creates conversations, and highlights the beauty of the things that are unknown to others. That can be seen in the forthcoming edition of "Drag Den...
Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at a hospital in Davao City, where he was recovering from a heart bypass surgery. (Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian / Diocese of Pagadian) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the 57-year-old bishop died at 8:28...
