A revised rehabilitation plan to raise the San Juanico Bridge’s maximum load capacity to 33 metric tons is now underway, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. The plan is a significant increase from the current three-ton restriction. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan directed the...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has filed a bill that seeks to grant a 20-percent student discount for digital communication and internet services. To empower students and foster a more equitable educational environment, Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a measure that seeks to grant...
Power retailer Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured commitments from two large power consumers to participate in the government's interruptible load program (ILP). In a statement on Tuesday, Jun3 4, Meralco said that Pioneer Float Glass Manufacturing, Inc. agreed to provide a two-megawatt...
ILOILO CITY – Electric distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and major property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime) have inked an agreement for stable power supply in this city. The signing of the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) last week was in response to the warning...
CEBU CITY – The Visayan Electric Co. has called on its industrial customers to enroll in its Interruptible Load Program (ILP) to cushion the impact of possible power shortages. ILP is a voluntary, demand-side management program where business customers of a distribution utility with loads of at...
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...
As the government cannot provide viable ‘quick fixes’ to the country’s shaky power supply situation, Luzon grid will have to increase its dependency on the interruptible load program (ILP) which is underpinned by the switch-on of generating sets (gensets) of big-ticket customers that are...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has secured additional 56 megawatt capacity commitments from Ayala Property Management Corporation (APMC), which will be utilizing its own generating assets for its power needs when necessary. In a statement to the media, Meralco said it has...
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AirAsia Philippines closes the first month of 2023 with a 90 percent average load factor, a 10 percent increase from the same period last year, the budget carrier announced Thursday, January 26 Caticlan, Cebu, Tagbilaran, Davao, and Iloilo remained as top domestic destinations while Seoul, Bangkok,...
PHINMA and Globe Through collaboration with Globe, PHINMA Education forges its digital future to empower its learners to continue their education amid learning disruption caused by the pandemic. Globe customized a mobile plan, referred to as Globe PHINMA Educ Exclusive, enabling PHINMA Education to...
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