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"...
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon seized about 200 grams of shabu worth P1,380,000 from three suspected drug peddlers during a buy-bust operation in a gasoline station in Barangay Pag-Ibig sa Nayon, Quezon City on Wednesday, May 3. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Police arrested 119 individuals for alleged illegal gambling in Central Luzon over the weekend. The Police Regional Office-3 said 72 persons were arrested for playing card and tile games “tong-its,” cujao, monte, “pusoy,” and mahjong. Thirty-three were...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office (PRO)-3 has deployed over 1,500 policemen to secure the Holy Week and “summer” vacation in Central Luzon. They are backed up by 1,500 force multipliers and augmentation troops from other law enforcement units. They are deployed to...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – One-hundred forty-three mass base supporters and members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army in Central Luzon have withdrawn support to the communist group. They took their oath of allegiance to the government at the Police Regional Office...
NIGHT OWL The first section of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Connector is now complete. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the inauguration last March 27 of the 5.15-kilometer Caloocan-España section of the NLEX Connector. This part of the NLEX Connector bridges C3 Road, Caloocan and...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Two more earthquakes rocked Northern Luzon hours after a magnitude-4.7 tremor hit the region on Sunday, March 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck at 8:38 p.m. Its epicenter was four kilometers...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake rocked three provinces in Northern Luzon on Sunday morning, March 26. The moderately strong earthquake which occurred at 5:35 a.m. was tectonic in origin and caused by the movement of a fault line in the area. Its epicenter was located two...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Four New People’s Army rebels and a member of Gabriela and Anakpawis have surrendered to authorities in Central Luzon. AN arms cache of the New People's Army was discovered through a tip from a former cadre. (Photo via Liezle Inigo) Police...
“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...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Three New People’s fighters have surrendered to authorities in Central Luzon. “Ka Ronel” surrendered to the police and military in Aurora. He turned over a caliber .38 revolver without serial number with two ammunition, 12 7.62mm ammunition, and a hand...
