Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo taken from Barangay Pula, Canlaon City in Negros Occidental on Monday night, June 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Ethan Asentista-Khoo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected an increase in seismic activity...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 3, reported an ongoing eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, which started before 7 p.m. and produced a five-kilometer-high plume above the summit crater. ERUPTION – Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo...
While weekends are sacred respite for most families or households, consumers in Luzon cannot rest easy because they can be stricken with the malady of rotational power service interruptions anytime this Saturday following the declaration of new wave of ‘red alert’ in the grid. According to...
Around eight power plants have shut down due to the onset of Tropical Storm Aghon, which may trigger a red alert next week, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). The energy department recorded a total of 26 plants that have currently gone to a forced outage. In a briefing on Monday, May 27,...
The Luzon Grid will be under red alert for a six-hour period on Monday afternoon, followed by a yellow alert for another four hours during the day. According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the red alert status will be in effect from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to...
Malate fire (Photo Courtesy of Hermione De Vera) Two firemen were injured, while a chapel was partially burned in a fire that broke out in a residential area along Leon Guinto Street, Malate, Manila on Monday, May 27. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the injured firefighters as Paco,...
As Luzon grid descended into new round of red alert that was prompted by the tripping of a major power plant, consumers are left with no choice but to suffer through inconvenience and relive the stress of waiting for another wave of spikes in their electric bills. System operator National Grid...
Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco (Facebook) House Committee on Energy Chairman, Marinduque lone district Rep. Lord Allan Velasco has raised the possibility that some sectors are capitalizing on the annual red and yellow alerts...
A weak phreatic or steam-driven eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano’s main crater between 8:27 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an advisory. Phivolcs said the eruption produced white and steam-filled plumes that...
With high anticipation that electric bills will drastically spike during the summer months, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) sounded off this early that it will prod the private distribution utilities (DUs) and electric cooperatives (ECs) on staggered billing on the resulting radical rate...
Misery loves company - and Mindanao seems not passing up on a chance to commiserate with the electricity service woes of co-consumers in Luzon and Visayas, hence, it has been joining in the appalling power industry chaos. On Wednesday (April 24), system operator National Grid Corporation of the...
Luzon and Visayas grids are having a race against time when it comes to capacity additions – that is if the country has to seriously avoid the dire consequences of threatening power crisis into these two major power grids. The Philippine Independent Power Producers Association Inc. (PIPPA)...
