Relief distribution in an evacuation center in Imus City on October 25 (Photo from Mayor Alex Advincula's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A total of 3,467 families or 12,325 individuals have been evacuated in the province due to the impact of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine....
Three local banks that were affected by the global Microsoft outage have now successfully restored their digital channels, while Cebu Pacific Air has had to cancel several flights. Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank), BDO Unibank, and Land Bank of the Philippines announced that their online...
Several Philippine banks and airline companies reported operational disruptions due to the widespread Microsoft outage affecting various industries globally. UPDATE : Banks recover from Microsoft outage; Cebu Pacific cancels flights Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Metropolitan Bank and Trust...
Senator Pia Cayetano cited the need to have “long-term solutions” to ensure national energy security and reliability as she pushed for the development of indigenous gas resources. Senator Pia Cayetano visits the Malampaya Shallow Water Platform on Friday, June 28, with Prime Energy Managing...
Western Mindanao Power Corp. (WMPC), a diesel power plant in Zamboanga City expects to have its fuel supply run out in the next few weeks, which could cause potential blackouts in the area. In a statement made by Alcantara-led Alsons Power Group on Wednesday, May 22, the WMPC said it has already...
Reiterating her stance against Charter change (Cha-cha), Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Feb. 16 that the consumers' experience of power instabilities under public utilities despite foreign involvement was a clear indication of "failure". She says that this is contrary to the claims that...
The government should hold accountable generating companies (Gencos) that are unable to provide a stable supply of electricity, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian said these Gencos should be held accountable for power outages that result in great economic losses to their clients....
Following the shutdown of a power station last Jan. 17, the Department of Energy (DOE) said that Panay Island's electricity supply remained stable, and normal operations were resumed within a few hours. In a statement, Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said that there are no rotational...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, January 18 urged the government, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), and other stakeholders to immediately put a stop to the rotational blackouts occurring in the Western Visayas region. “The rotational blackout in parts of Western...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has asserted that the failure of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to expand and upgrade the country’s power grid is “reason enough for the Congress to consider recasting, if not revoking, its franchise”. In a statement on...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) To prioritize service over profit, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has espoused proposals to nationalize the power industry. Castro says that the option of a State...
The Senate Committee on Public Services is ready to evaluate the 25-year legislative franchise granted to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Senator Grace Poe, chairperson of the committee, disclosed this on Tuesday, January 9 amid the ongoing power crisis that...
