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...
Officials of the Philippines and the United States have discussed at a high level new agricultural cooperation that will ensure food security. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Mercedita Sombilla and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Alexis Taylor met in Washington on...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As far as House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is concerned, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has sent a "message" to the Senate to prioritize the passage of the...
COPENHAGEN - The Danish government and its private sector players have expressed willingness to participate in prospective public-private partnership (PPP) as well as extending concessional loans to various sub-segments of the emerging offshore wind (OSW) industry and in energy infrastructure...
ECHO asserted its mastery of Blacklist International, winning in another dominant 4-0 fashion in the grand finals to reign supreme in the MPL Philippines Season 11 before a huge and wild crowd at the SMX Convention Center on Sunday, May 7. Karl “Karltzy” Nepomuceno, Alston “Sanji” Pabico,...
ECHO arranged a rematch against Blacklist International in the grand finals after outlasting RSG Slate Philippines, 3-2, in the lower bracket finals in the MPL Philippines Season 11 at the SMX Convention Center on Sunday, May 7. *ECHO survives RSG Philippines in the lower bracket finals. (MPL...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Manila Bulletin) The proposed merger of the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) can only happen through the action of Congress. Independent minority congressman, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman gave this take...
