With array of factors which caused unavailability of 1,652 megawatts in the system, the tripping of the 417.4MW San Gabriel gas-fed power facility has prompted the declaration of ‘yellow alert’ condition in the Luzon grid. In the context of the power industry, to be plunged into ‘yellow...
By TRISTAN LOZANO The nation remembers on Tuesday, July 16, the magnitude 7.8-earthquake that struck a wide swathe of Luzon Island and killed more than 1,000 persons 34 years ago. People posted their memories of the July 16, 1990 event on Facebook like it was yesterday. Netizens posted what they...
Following the declaration of the official start of La Niña in the country, President Marcos said the government is taking measures to mitigate the effects of the rainy season on the people in Central Luzon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ryan Baldemor/PPA Pool) In a speech in San...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police seized shabu and marijuana valued at over P5.9 million in Central Luzon from July 1 to 7. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. said 243 suspected drug pushers and 851.30 grams of shabu and 1,037.70 grams...
The commercial operations of the P7.0 billion Palayan binary geothermal power project of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) will partly quench the energy thirst of the Luzon grid, as this will add up 28.9 megawatts into the system. The facility serves as an expansion of its 140MW Bacon-Manito...
At least eight companies are eyeing to corner the 600-megawatt capacity that is slated for auction by power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to beef up its supply portfolio starting August next year. In a pre-bid conference on Thursday (July 4), the Filipino-owned companies which...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested 16 most wanted persons in Central Luzon from June 22 to 28. THE PRO-3 headquarters in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Also nabbed was 114 persons with outstanding warrants. Suspects face rape, murder, theft, child abuse, robbery,...
The deferred pass-on of generation charges that was ordered by regulators could reflexively inflate electricity rates to be reflected in the bills this month, hence, the customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are being prompted to brace for highly probable hike in rates that they shall be...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Luzon seized 1,350 milliliters of liquid cocaine worth P8.5 million from a Colombian national during a controlled delivery operation in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Tuesday night, June 25. LIQUID cocaine...
The P4.8 billion Pampang hydroelectric power project of FDC Renewables Corporation of the Filinvest group, which has an installed capacity of 33.4 megawatts, had been granted with ‘green lane certificate of endorsement’, based on the approval accorded by the Board of Investments. With the...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police Lt. Gen. Rhoderick Armamento, commander of the Area Police Command-South Luzon, said the New People's Army is moving to recover lost ground in Southern Luzon. POLICE Lt. Gen. Rhoderick Armamento (center), head of the Area Police Command-South Luzon, leads the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the Luzon Economic Corridor project will attract investments that support the vibrant labor market in the Philippines. In a statement on Thursday, June 6, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said that the project focuses on boosting job creation in the...
