Few weeks ago, Sibol national team overall head coach Ralph Andrei “Leathergoods” Llabres made a bold claim that the country’s esports contingent will deliver medals in 80 to 90 percent of all the events in the Southeast Asian Games. The country's esports athletes surpassed the projection...
Senator Rafael "Raffy’’ Tulfo has recommended to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to divide the operations of the country's transmission grid, which is being operated by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The NGCP, which is the country’s energy grid systems...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has warned that reacquiring properties formerly owned by the Philippine government might discourage foreign investors from investing in the country. Escudero raised the issue after some lawmakers back proposals for the government to buy back the 40 percent stake...
The Senate public services committee is open to the review of the congressional franchise of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) as it concerns a critical need of Filipinos. "The recurring power outages being experienced by millions of households amid the scorching months should...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “very concerned” about the impact of the proposed pension reform scheme on military and uniformed personnel (MUP) in the country. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-charge Carlito Galvez Jr. disclosed this matter during the hearing of...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is proposing amendments to the Grid Code to ensure the country’s power system can efficiently absorb gigawatt-scale but variable renewable energy (RE) capacities. In a presentation to the media, NGCP Vice President and Head of...
At least two senators on Sunday, May 14 raised the need for a new oversight committee hearing into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as widespread power outages continue to loom over the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said it is imperative to look...
The Marcos administration is working double time to significantly reduce the risks and negative impact of the El Niño phenomenon, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said. *File photo* The PCO, citing a three-page report submitted by the Department of National Defense to the President,...
Sibol bucked some group stage hiccups and a tough Myanmar team in the semifinals to keep its three-peat drive in the MLBB men’s competitions of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday, May 13. *Sibol MLBB men's team survives Myanmar in the semifinals. (Moonton Photo) * After staving off a...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC), which is mandated to safeguard personal data of Filipinos, received a bomb threat before noon Friday, May 12, forcing the agency to suspend office operations as it evacuated its personnel to safety. In a statement, NPC Commissioner John Henry D. Naga said...
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Friday, May 12, was rattled by a bomb threat, forcing the agency to immediately intensify its security measures. Workers at the PICC standby outside of the building after a bomb threat was sent to the National Privacy Commission earlier today, May 12, 2023,...
System operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is asking the Department of Energy (DOE) to eliminate from its certified list of system impact study (SIS) applicants that are being tagged as "pseudo investors" or "non-serious project proponents" to facilitate permitting process...
