The Department of Energy (DOE) detailed short and medium-term interventions aimed at injecting roughly 260 megawatts of capacity into the Visayas power grid, moving to stabilize the region hobbled by more than a month of supply shortfalls and rotating power alerts. The DOE said on Wednesday, June...
At least 20 ash emissions have been recorded at Kanlaon Volcano within 24 hours, including another on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The latest event occurred at 5:21 p.m. on Tuesday, producing a grayish plume that rose...
Kanlaon Volcano emitted an ash plume from its summit crater on Friday morning, June 12, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In an advisory, Phivolcs said the ash emission occurred at 8:28 a.m. and produced grayish plumes that rose about 300 meters above the...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) warned of potential rotating power outages in the Visayas region on Tuesday, June 2, as major coal-fired power plants remained offline, straining the region’s grid generation capacity. The grid operator said manual load dropping, or...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is drawing up a list of underperforming and offline power plants following a spate of grid alerts that hit Luzon and Visayas in May. In a briefing on Monday, June 1, DOE Undersecretary Mario Marasigan noted that since May 12, the country has experienced four red...
Fast-moving pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), or “uson,” descended the slopes of Mayon Volcano anew on Sunday, May 31, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said video footage from the Mayon Volcano Observatory–Ligñon Hill (VMLH) IP...
The power grid in the Visayas faces worsening stability constraints after another electricity generator unexpectedly failed, prompting energy officials to declare a system emergency and warn of impending rolling blackouts. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas...
An ash plume rose from Kanlaon Volcano early Thursday morning, May 28 as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported an ongoing ash emission event that began at 6 a.m. Phivolcs said the activity generated grayish ash plumes rising about 1,200 meters above the summit...
Visayas grid was placed under its 15th consecutive yellow alert this month even after energy regulators launched on-site inspections of major power plants in the region to determine the causes of recent forced outages and accelerate the restoration of electricity supply. The Energy Regulatory...
The Malabon City government warned the public that a circulating parking ticket is not official and is being used by individuals posing as local government representatives to illegally collect payments from motorists. The city government urged residents to remain vigilant against individuals or...
The Visayas power grid was placed under a prolonged yellow alert on Friday, May 22, the ninth time this month that the region’s operating margins have fallen below critical contingency requirements as a wave of plant outages strains the energy infrastructure. The National Grid Corporation of the...
A blaze erupted along BMA Avenue in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City on Thursday afternoon, May 21, 2026. The fire initially reached a positive alarm status before being raised to first alarm at 5:09 p.m. Firefighters continued efforts to contain the blaze at the time of reporting. Authorities have...
