CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor facilitated the transfer of the first batch of informal settler families from Barangay Sinbanali to a new resettlement site in Barangay Molino II on Tuesday, January 9. Photo from City Government of Bacoor (MANILA BULLETIN) Through...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Five students of the Sarrat National High School in Sarrat, this province, bagged six medals at the World International Mathematical Olympiad (WIMO) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from January 5 to 8. FIVE students of the Sarrat National High School in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte...
The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) maintained on Wednesday, Jan. 10 that after the unplanned outage of Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC) Unit 1, the system remained normal and stable before the multiple plant shutdowns that led to the blackout. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) To prioritize service over profit, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has espoused proposals to nationalize the power industry. Castro says that the option of a State...
House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday, January 9 rejected claims that an additional P12-billion budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would be used to finance Charter change. Co is referring to Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman’s claim that P12-billion...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, January 9 said she remains unconvinced over proposals that investing part of the Maharlika Fund in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) would be the best way to solve the country’s power transmission problems. Marcos pointed out...
The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to evaluate the 25-year legislative franchise granted to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the committee, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 9 amid the ongoing power crisis that...
Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Rafael Consing Jr. believes that a probable investment by the sovereign fund into the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will be profitable, as well as bring stability to the grid and power communities across...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) No less than President Marcos' son in the House of Representatives wants the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) franchise probed over the widespread power interruption in Western...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the company should not be solely held accountable for the recent Panay power outage, as other parties in the energy sector were also involved. In an interview with the ANC on Monday, Jan. 8, NGCP Spokesperson Cynthia Alabanza said they do...
Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), lambasted on Monday, Jan. 8, vloggers who he accused of sowing disinformation to project political instability in the country. Acorda was referring to the photos and videos showing him and military chief of staff Gen. Romeo...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Facebook) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel would rather see a national government take over of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) than the proposed involvement of the Maharlika Investment Corporation...
