TNT and Rain or Shine seek 2-0 leads over their respective rivals in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Riding the crest of their Game 1 victories, the Elasto Painters gun for a repeat against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 5:15 p.m....
Bol Bol delivered the killing blows as TNT survived a furious comeback from Meralco, 94-89, to draw first blood in their semifinals affair in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday, May 20. The 7-foot-3 center exploded for 37 points — none bigger than...
From the very beginning, the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup has been unpredictable. Perennial cellar-dwelling teams were suddenly in the middle of the pack, while some powerhouses seemingly struggled just to keep themselves in the playoff picture. But in the knockout rounds, just when fans...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expressed support for initiatives aimed at improving electricity services and reducing consumer costs after progressive groups staged a protest outside its Pasig office on Tuesday, May 19, calling for lower rates and the repeal of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act...
TNT might have looked like a completely different team when it entered the playoffs but head coach Chot Reyes does not see any easy road ahead as they arranged a semifinals dance with Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. In fact, the veteran mentor is actually seeing the opposite as...
The third time is the charm for Meralco. The Bolts displayed their veteran poise and finally got over the hump that was Magnolia 105-102, to advance to the semifinals of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Saturday, May 16. Playing the Hotshots for the third...
It’s do-or-die Saturday in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup as Magnolia and TNT aim to complete an upset of their quarterfinals foes in the Game 2 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Riding the momentum of their huge Game 1 victories that allowed them to survive and drag the series to a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered heightened patrols nationwide amid rotational brownouts following fears that prolonged outages could trigger theft and street-level crimes in affected communities. PNP Chief, Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said local police commanders were...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) began implementing a series of rotating power interruptions across Metro Manila and neighboring provinces on Thursday, May 14, as the Luzon grid struggled under severe generation deficits.
The country’s largest power distributor announced the manual load dropping...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Luzon and Visayas grids under red alert on Wednesday, May 13, amid supply deficit that may trigger rotating power interruptions across the country’s most populous regions. The grid operator announced that the Luzon region will...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is slightly lowering electricity prices this month, using billions of pesos in regulatory refunds and new tax breaks to shield consumers from the typical price spikes caused by the summer heat. The country’s largest power distributor announced on Wednesday, May 12,...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has asked regulators for permission to cap an expected spike in electricity rates this month to shield households from surging generation costs and a weakening currency. In a proposal submitted to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the country’s largest power...
