The Philippines’ average power costs in June declined by 16 centavos, or 3.9 percent, to ₱3.86 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱4.02 per kWh in the previous month, as demand dropped faster than the decrease in supply. According to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines,...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has intensified road monitoring in school zones across Metro Manila as persistent vehicle buildup during student drop-off and pickup hours continues to disrupt traffic on major thoroughfares. MMDA chairperson Don Artes reported heavy congestion...
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is hopeful that the fresh revenues from the energization of data centers will boost sales in the second semester and compensate for slower growth in the first half. In a media chat, Meralco Chief Revenue Officer Ferdinand O. Geluz said some of the data centers that...
CAVITE – A police officer and a newly released convict were killed in a shooting incident after the latter grabbed a service firearm and opened fire inside the Carmona Component City Police Station (Carmona CCPS) on Wednesday, July 2. Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) identified the...
CAVITE – Gov. Abeng Remulla announced the suspension of classes in the province on Thursday, July 3, due to intermittent weather. The class cancellation applies to all levels, public and private. “Walang pasok, Caviteños! Suspendido ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa buong lalawigan ng Cavite!”...
Several villages in three localities in Rizal Province- Taytay, Cainta, and Binangonan - will have no water for up to six hours on July 2 to 4. Manila Water, the east zone water concessionaire, will implement a water service interruption beginning 10 p.m. on July 2 until 4 a.m. on July 3 in Taytay....
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has energized a new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation to support economic zones in southern Metro Manila. In a statement on Tuesday, July 1, Meralco said it has energized the ASEANA 115 kilovolt (kV) - 34.5 kV GIS substation in Parañaque City that...
Repairs on the decades-old floodgate in Navotas City have been completed, but the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed that the structure will be fully replaced under a long-term flood control program. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the more than 30-year-old facility,...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Monday, June 30, inherited an empty office and unpaid debts as he assumed his post as city mayor. Domagoso cited the absence of a proper transition from the previous administration. He said that upon entering the mayor 's office inside the...
Razon-led East zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co. reported that it is taking full ownership of the recently completed Wawa Dam, a move that would help augment Metro Manila’s water demand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, June 30, Manila Water said it acquired...
CEBU CITY – Redemption and validation. That’s how three young artists described their accomplishments in the Cebu leg of the 14th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest on Saturday, June 28, at SM Seaside City Cebu. Niña Christei Villahermosa, April Lyka Pugoy, and Jean Deanne Batiancila shone the...
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement for the funding of technical assistance for the construction of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway, which is designed to link three major ports in Luzon. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the US Trade and Development...
