The breakdown of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)'s old Air Traffic Management (ATM) system plus its backup on New Year's day affected 244 flights and 24,000 passengers of the Philippine Airlines PAL Group alone. The 244 flights affected comprise 60 percent of PAL's total...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga Peninsula and other parts of northwestern Mindanao experienced a massive power outage on Monday, Nov. 14. PHOTO lifted from NGCP FB The NGCP said the power outage occurred after the Baloi-Aurora 138-kilovolt (KV) and Agus 5-Aurora 138-KV lines tripped off at 10...
The Pasay City government announced that residents along D. Jorge and Valerio Streets near M. dela Cruz Street will experience power service interruption on July 27 from 4-9 p.m. The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will conduct replacement of facilities along D. Jorge St. according to the...
A teachers’ group on Wednesday, May 5, called on the government to ensure a stable power supply for upcoming elections and in the coming months for the benefit of schools and learners nationwide. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “We are gravely concerned over the threat of power outages in the...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has directed generation companies (gencos) to explain their supposed breach of the maximum allowable unplanned outage days per year. ERC Chairperson Agnes Devanadera (Photo from ERC Facebook page) "Based on the examination of our technical group, there are...
The Department of Energy (DOE) wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to look into the various power plant outages that has caused the Luzon grid to slip in an out of "red alert" status. (Photo by Hey Porter / Unsplash) "Being a performance issue, the DOE likewise calls on the ERC to look...
