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(Eagle News) — The Luzon and Visayas grids were placed under yellow alert on Wednesday, April 17. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the Luzon grid is under the alert from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. The alert is hoisted over the Visayas grid from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. A yellow alert means the operating margin is insufficient to meet the transmission grid’s contingency requirement. According to the NGCP, in Luzon, 18 […]
Public also urged to adopt energy-efficient practices (Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, April 17, called on government agencies to set the standard in conserving energy while also urging the public to adopt energy-efficient practices. The President made the statement after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines announced that the Luzon and Visayas power grids were placed under red and yellow alerts the day before. According to the NGCP, the red alert […]
(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines placed the Luzon and Visayas grids under red and yellow alerts on Tuesday, April 16. According to the NGCP, the red alert was up over Luzon’s grid from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A yellow alert was hoisted from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The same yellow alert […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos said allowing Japanese forces to join the Balikatan military exercises between the Philippines and the United States is something worth exploring. The Balikatan exercises are held annually under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, which is aimed at strengthening efforts for collective defense for the preservation of peace and security. “Now with the inclusion of Japan in some of these exercises that we’ve been doing, not only Balikatan but others, I don’t […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Migrant Workers has confirmed there were four Filipinos on board the container ship with links to Israel recently seized by Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf. The DMW said the Filipinos worked as seafarers of the MSC Aries, which, international reports said, was boarded by the Iranian authorities as it navigated the Strait of Hormuz. “Upon directive of the President, we are in touch with the families of our dear seafarers […]
(Eagle News)–The preventive suspension meted out on Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib did not violate his right to due process, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Saturday, April 13. In a statement issued days after Jubahib decried harassment, Bersamin said the 60-day preventive suspension was ordered only after the issues stemming from an administrative complaint filed against the governor “were joined in accordance with Section 63a of Republic Act No. 7160 and Sections 1 […]
(Eagle News)–United States President Joe Biden is seeking $128 million in congressional allocation budget to execute projects for Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in the Philippines. This was revealed by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to President Bongbong Marcos, who is in the US for a trilateral meeting cooperation with the US and Japan. Austin made the remarks during his meeting with the Philippine leader in the Pentagon, a day after Marcos’ trilateral meeting […]
(Eagle News)–Toxic red tide has been observed in the coastal waters of seven areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Samar and Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and coastal waters of San Benito in Surigao del Norte, in particular, tested positive for the Paralytic […]
Alert level 1 still in place (Eagle News)–Four discrete phreatic or steam-driven eruption events were recorded from Taal on Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the events were recorded by the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) from 9:45 a.m. to 3:22 p.m., as seen on the VTMC (Main Crater) observation station. “The eruption emanated from a new vent on the southwest side of the Taal Main Crater and generated plumes that […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the President has meted out a 60-day preventive suspension on Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos, the preventive suspension order was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin following an administrative complaint filed against the governor by “various parties” for the “alleged misuse of authority, potential oppression, and the utilization of government funds to advance the interests […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos vowed to strengthen the partnership between the Philippines and the World Food Programme (WFP) as part of the government’s efforts to combat malnutrition and hunger. “The strategies that you’ve brought to us are really quite – they’re very insightful,” the President told WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain during her courtesy visit at the Malacañang Palace on Monday. He said in the Philippines, hunger and malnutrition incidents have improved with the Philippine […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday, April 9, urged Filipinos to emulate the bravery, integrity and resilience of the heroes and heroines of Bataan amid the challenges he said “are in no way less grave” than before. In his Day of Valor speech, the President said that while “foul forces continue to threaten us outside and within, endangering the hard-fought gains we made for our country,” it is “precisely during these moments that we must […]
