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MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is not solely to blame for the Panay power outage, Sen. Francis Escudero said, adding that power plants also failed in ensuring the island’s power supply.
Q: I had NGCP on Headstart a day ago. So I want to ask for the overview, let's talk about the whole system, the whole issue. So four days ago, there was a blackout in Panay Island, wherein seven power plants actually tripped, closed, lost power was under maintenance for some reason, one way or another. Three of the biggest including first is that typical, why did that happen?
MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) maintained that it “simply followed” the protocols set by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in responding to the multiple plant shutdowns in Panay on Jan. 2 that led to a widespread blackout in Western Visayas.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 10) — Former Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. denied allegations of vote buying, saying he sees nothing wrong with the allocation of a mobilization fund that will be used to cover expenditures of volunteers collecting signatures for the proposed people’s initiative to amend the charter.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 9) – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon wants the Ombudsman to reconsider its decision finding basis to charge her with graft for allegedly leaking confidential information during interviews.
The time is ripe to amend the 1987 Constitution - including through a people's initiative - so long as this is truly from the people.
INDONESIA is ready to work with other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a long-delayed code of conduct in the South China Sea, the country’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, said yesterday during a joint briefing with Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner Rowena Guanzon yesterday afternoon formally filed her motion for reconsideration asking the Office of the Ombudsman to set aside its December 7, 2023 resolution finding probable cause in the complaint filed against her for alleged premature disclosure of confidential information.