ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas is still reeling from the impact of long power blackouts which coincided with the searing heat since Thursday, April 27. Power is back in majority of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental as well as Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout affected the entire Western Visayas region on Thursday, April 27. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits electricity from power generators to power distributors, reported a system disturbance. “At 1:51 p.m. of 27 April 2023, NGCP...
“Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” said Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla against the backdrop of threatening power service interruptions due to insufficient power supply and oil price spikes that will be reflected in the electric bills of consumers during the summer months. With...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout hit Panay Island as well as the island-province of Guimaras on Monday, Feb. 20. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits electricity from power generators to power distributors, automatically shut off its lines after detecting a...
ILOILO CITY – A massive power blackout hit Panay Island as well as the island province of Guimaras Wednesday, July 6, disrupting the lives of people and businesses who were about to start their day. The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which transmits power from power generators to...
While power interruptions are often blamed for alleged cheating every elections, the Department of Energy (DOE) has not given any assurance that rotating blackouts will not happen in the May 2022 polls. When Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, who is also the president of the Duterte-chaired...
The Senate Committee on Energy has vowed to look into the recent spate of rotational power outages in Luzon in a bid to find a long-term solution to the electricity supply problems hounding the country especially during the summer. During the plenary debates on Wednesday, senators turned critical...
The government of Italy is looking to block the video-sharing social networking app if demands would not be met Image by Pan Xiaozhen (Unsplash | MANILA BULLETIN) In Italy, a 10-year-old girl was found dead with her phone and according to report, the girl allegedly participated in the "blackout...
A day after super typhoon Rolly pummeled the Bicol region, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported that consumers in the severely battered provinces of Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon and Catanduanes are still agonizing from total blackouts. A tricycle speed past toppled electric...
