After the successful bidding to privatize the Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydroelectric power plants, the government and private-sector players may next look forward to another public-private partnership (PPP) in rehabilitating the decades-old Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex in Mindanao. Power...
Consumers in Catanduanes will be forced to sweat through longer hours of rotational brownouts due to the ₱538 million worth of unpaid obligations of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to power supplier Sunwest Water and Electric Co. Inc. (SUWECO). SUWECO, which operates at least five...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be locking horns with system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to resolve the “ mismatch ” in the country’s transmission development game plan, to ensure that the grid actually delivers where the capacities are needed....
State-backed Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) is muscling up its energy game, as it just recently brought in former National Power Corporation (NPC) President Ma. Gladys Cruz-Sta Rita in its executive team as Vice President of Investment Management Group, a strategic hire that could help beef...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday, June 17, denounced a video circulating online that shows a child undergoing circumcision. Photo from Unsplash “The privacy and dignity of our children must be safeguarded at all costs,” said the NPC in a statement after it came to their attention...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday, May 29 said the National Peoples Coalition (NPC) should expel Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo due to her alleged links to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in her municipality. “Ako, personally, from what I’m seeing and this is my...
President Marcos hopes to further expand his political party's alliance ahead of the upcoming elections. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel B. Pabalate) "Well, we hope so. Dahil, of course, kagaya ng sinabi ng isang (Because, of course, like what a) very wise statesman politician...
As part of his quest to forge a strong colaition for the 2025 midterm elections, President Marcos’ Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) has formally formed an alliance with the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) called “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas.” ‘ALYANSA PARA SA BAGONG...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) reminded owners, especially inside the malls, to ensure their businesses are registered and compliant with the Commission's regulations. NPC Commissioner John Henry Naga and other officials during the on-the-spot privacy sweep in Ayala Malls Manila Bay on...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Monday, April 8, said an "on-site" investigation was conducted following the data breach of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) server. Photo from Pixabay “Upon learning of this incident, the NPC promptly initiated actions through its...
Due to recent hacking incidents, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday, March 22, said it is better to be Over Acting (OA) and choose complicated passwords for online accounts. Photo from Pixabay "It's okay to be exaggerated when it comes to choosing passwords," NPC said in Filipino on...
In celebration of Valentine's Day, the National Privacy Commission (NPC), an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications (DICT), issued three helpful tips for navigating online dating apps. Photo credit to NPC "Whatever the status of your heart this love month (whether...
