Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said tougher penalties should be imposed against industry players who would be found guilty of mismanaging their power services that eventually affect day-to-day businesses and hurt the economy. Gatchalian pointed out that the maximum penalty of P50-million...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has told congressmen that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has complied with the requirements of an independent investigative panel on the April 2023 blackout on Panay...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is recommending the establishment of a ‘new protocol’ that shall firmly guide National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on power supply-demand balance at the course of its grid operations during emergency situations. As stated by Energy Undersecretary...
The magnitude of loans extended by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to the electric cooperatives (EC) surpassed P1.0 billion mark last year, according to the government-owned agency. In a statement to the media, NEA emphasized that at least 28 electric cooperatives (ECs) availed of...
(Unsplash) Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor took to task government agencies for their perceived lack of action on the blackouts in Western Visayas, particularly in his home province. Defensor specifically called out the...
Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr., director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has vowed to implement new policies that would prevent and discourage policemen from engaging in any form of illegal activities, especially those relating to illegal drugs. Nartatez issued the...
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...
