Senator Imee Marcos has called on the government to firm up measures to manage, if not prevent, power outages when votes are cast and counted in the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Marcos, chair ol the Senate electoral reforms committee, said uncertainty remains over ample power supply...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo vowed to find solutions to Siquijor’s power supply and internet connection issues to improve the living condition of residents in the country’s third smallest province. Vice President Leni Robredo campaigns in Siquijor on Wednesday, April 20....
Every election cycle, voters and groups are up in arms to raise concerns about our country’s power supply. They fear that fraud, hacking, or cheating may happen if there will be a shortage in electricity during the May 9 national elections. And in a hotly contested election such as this one, a...
All government agencies, including local government units (LGUs), should comply with the mandatory energy efficiency and conservation measures in anticipation of a tight power supply in Luzon and Visayas grids ahead of the dry months. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said all government agencies should...
So far, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Irwin Garcia said that the power outlook for the upcoming May 2022 appears to be good. Public school teachers undergo training for the May 2022 elections. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN) However, in a press briefing on Thursday, March 31,...
Vice President Leni Robredo has a load of promises to Samareños: roads, electricity, internet and mobile telecom services that will bring progress to an often-neglected region of the country. Vice President Leni Robredo waves to the crowd of Samareños during the Catbalogan People’s Rally on...
NUEVA ECIJA — Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo believes that electric cooperatives (ECs) will help address the problems faced by the power industry in terms of supply and high costs. PHILRECA members welcome presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo in Talavera, Nueva...
Vice President Leni Robredo revealed the steps her administration will take in response to the Ukraine-Russia conflict if she wins the presidency in the upcoming elections. Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) During the CNN Philippines Presidential Debate at the...
Unstable power supply in the country does not only endanger the actual May elections but is also a serious electoral issue, reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy of Hontiveros Office) Hontiveros said this is something policymakers...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday welcomed the signing into law of the measure that promotes the use of microgrid systems as it would help accelerate the total electrification in unserved and underserved areas in the country. President Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 11646 or the...
Thousands of Filipinos welcomed the year 2022 in the dark as a total of 78 cities and municipalities still have no electricity nearly three weeks since typhoon “Odette” damaged electric posts and transmission lines in Visayas and Mindanao, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
Former Senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday said the next administration should have a clear agenda on energy and ensure that the Philippines has a long-term strategy for stable, sustainable and sufficient power supply. Escudero said having a clear energy...
