An official from the Department of Energy (DOE) has reported a better power situation in Luzon due to improved stability in the region's electricity supply. Energy Assistant Secretary Mario C. Marasigan told reporters on Friday, May 24, that the power outage was reduced to 1,600 megawatts while the...
It was another round of ‘madness’ for millions of Filipino consumers before the strike of midnight on Thursday (May 23), as most parts of Luzon grid had been tormented with one to 1.5-hour rotational brownouts. In the franchise area of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) alone, more than 487,000...
Housing, jobs, and education are three of the basic needs that the government should address to build a stronger and more prosperous Philippines. In fact in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) disclosed that over 25 million Filipinos struggle to meet their basic needs,...
Manila Electric Co.'s (Meralco) local retail electricity supplier, MPower, has renewed its partnership with JX Metals Philippines, Inc. for its manufacturing plant in Biñan, Laguna. The Manuel V. Pangilinan-led power utility firm said that it is not only going to provide the power supply, but...
Boracay Water, a unit of Manila Water Philippine Ventures, reported a slight decrease in production capacity due to the prolonged impact of El Niño. In a statement on Thursday, May 23, Boracay Water announced that its production capacity has decreased from 25 million liters of water per day (MLD)...
As Luzon grid descended into new round of red alert that was prompted by the tripping of a major power plant, consumers are left with no choice but to suffer through inconvenience and relive the stress of waiting for another wave of spikes in their electric bills. System operator National Grid...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is reportedly naming Ronnie L. Aperocho, one of its insider-veterans, to take the company’s helm soon as President, replacing Ray C. Espinosa who retired last year, according to a highly placed source. The utility firm’s Presidency was...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A Laguna congressman who is against the renewal of the Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) franchise has once again lambasted the power distribution giant for its supposed failure to provide updates on its weighted...
The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has energized a new substation in Batangas City to boost the region's economic development efforts. The P450-million Pallocan West Substation, equipped with smart grid technology, aims to address the increasing power demand in Batangas City and drive the...
Officials of the San Juan City local government visited the State of California in the US for a series of benchmarking activities aimed at learning the best practices of California's officials and government agencies which can be replicated in the city. Mayor Francis Zamora Led by San Juan City...
The Angono, Rizal municipal government has started distributing potable water to households with senior citizens, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities due to turbid water quality and service interruption. The office of Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon said that the office of the Municipal Disaster...
APEC Party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc (left), PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley de Jesus (Facebook) Members of the so-called "power bloc" in the House of Representatives have affirmed their support for the early grant of a 25-year extension to the...
