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DFA OFFICIAL TACKLES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ISSUES AT 2013 AIR POWER SYMPOSIUM
Saturday 15th of June 2013
QUEZON CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- One great challenge to the country's Foreign Affairs department is to address today’s highly complex, fluid, and volatile security environment in the Asia-Pacific region, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Jose S. Brillantes said.
Brillantes was a guest speaker during the Air Power Symposium 2013 conducted by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City Thursday.
Brillantes presented the challenges that the country is presently facing and its response to the international affairs situations as well as maintain and achieve its continuing development.
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22May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 22 (PIA6) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) partnered with several organizations for the training of women to be gender responsive entrepreneurs. The S3TAR Program or the Sar-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources Program spearheaded by Tesda and Coca-Cola Philippines provided 1,000 women from the cities of Bacolod, Bago and Talisay the basic entrepreneurship and gender sensitivity training for 12-weeks. Rose, one of the 1,0...
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08May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 8 (PIA6) -- There will be enough power supply for the whole province of Aklan on May 13, 2013, election day. This assurance came from the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO), the province’s main power distributor. AKELCO however, despite this assurance, issued an appeal to Aklanons to practice energy conservation on that day so that there will be a balanced distribution of power supply in polling precincts all over the province. In an advisory released by the po...
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04May2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 4 (PIA) -- In order to improve the power situation in Mindanao, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval to repair and upgrade its switchyard in Iligan City. In its application to the Commission, NGCP highlighted the urgency to rehabilitate its 59-year old switchyard located in the vicinity of the Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), which is owned and operated by the government ...
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03May2013CEBU CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Energy Sec. Carlos Jericho Petilla said an accurate demand forecast of power needs is important in making the right projections to attract power investors into the country. During the recent Visayas Power Summit held in Cebu, Petilla said the energy department is trying to work on ensuring that right information on current power supply and power needs is available to be able to project a proper forecast of power demand in the following years. “Like for example, for...
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03May2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 3 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has informed the residents of Misamis Occidental of the scheduled power interruption tomorrow, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is due to NGCP’s preventive maintenance of some of its transmission structures which requires the shutdown of its Ozamis-Calamba 69 kV Line section, Beth A. Ladaga, regional corporation communication and public affairs officer said. The whole day power interrupt...
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02May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 2 (PIA) -- The Moro People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerment, Inc. (Moro People’s CORE) in Kabacan, North Cotabato empowers youth participation in order for them to contribute in the community’s advancement. In connection, the group conducted recently a lecture on capability build-up. Moro People’s CORE Executive Director Zaynab Ampatuan said that participants of the activity were students of Kuntaw Silat in Barangay Poblacion. Kun...
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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- Three major power distributors in the province have assured the residents of an uninterrupted power supply for the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) caters to the cities of Bacolod, Talisay and Silay and the municipalities of Murcia and Salvador Benedicto; the VMC Rural Electric Service Cooperative or VRESCO provides power to the northern part of the province and the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) ...
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01May2013ILOILO CITY, MAy 1 (PIA6) -- The Philippine Regulations Commission here will conduct a free seminar on women empowerment on Thursday, May 2 The seminar dubbed “Women Empowerment at the Workplace: Challenges and Strategies” is open to all professionals, both female and male, on a "first come, first served" basis. It will start at 2 p.m. at the Penthouse Conference Room of the new Iloilo City Hall. “This is a free program and “ticket” for entry in the Professional Identification Car...
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30Apr2013SIQUIJOR, April 30 (PIA)-- Siquijor province is now getting a stable power supply with three new generating machines and five more coming in mid-May. Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative Inc. (PROSIELCO) General Manager Laureen Malolot assured there is enough power supply for the load requirement in Siquijor during elections. ”If all generating machines function normally, we have an excess of 300 kw for the island,” she said during the recent Provincial Joint Security Control Center (...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 — A Filipino company that provides renewable energy solutions for all types of property owners said that solar energy is still the best option to solve the so-called Mindanao power crisis. Solar energy is a solution to the power crisis in the southern Philippines and in the pursuit of a lasting and ultimately cheaper power sources in Mindanao, said Engr. Winston Lorenzana Mendoza, chief executive officer of Mendoza Solar, LLC. Mendoza Solar, LLC is an energy com...
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29Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 29 -- In order to improve the power situation in Mindanao, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC’s) approval to repair and upgrade its switchyard in Iligan City. In its application to the Commission, NGCP highlighted the urgency to rehabilitate its 59-year old switchyard located in the vicinity of the Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), which is owned and operated by the government through Napocor/...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) --There will be no brown-outs during the elections. Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla recently assured that there will be no brown outs during the elections. Petilla was in Cebu during the Visayas Wide Power Summit to brief the stakeholders about the power outlook. “We have no shortfall this May, so there is no problem, we don’t want the DOE to be blamed for failure of elections,” Petilla said. He told reporters that there will be enough ...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Nagapanawagan ang mga negosyo nga ari dire sa Mindanao sa pagpatuman kag pagpadayon sang mga buluhaton sa paghatag sang madali makuhaan sang enerhiya sa manubo nga presyo para sa pumuluyo nga masami nakaagum sang kakulangon sang kuryente. Nagsinapulay ang mga puno sang Mindanao Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) upod ang mga puno sang nasyunal PCCI para sa mga pamaagi sa pagsabat sa padayon nga nagalibot nga brownout nga naa...
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16Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) - - The Antique Electric Cooperative (Anteco) has ensured adequate power supply come May 2013 election time. Loduvico Lim, an engineer, in an interview assured power consumers in Antique that there is enough power supply in the province particularly during election time. He said Visayas Region has sufficient power supply however, power failure occasionally occurs when machines generating the power fail or when there is a problem in transmission lines. Transmission l...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- Local power distributor, South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) is considering rental of a modular power generator to avoid much longer rotating brownout in August. Santiago Tudio, general manager of Socoteco 1, said the cooperative’s contract with the National Power Corporation (Napocor) will end on August 31. Although the cooperative is already set to extend its contract with Napo...
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13Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The municipality of Manjuyod, Negros Oriental signed recently a memorandum of agreement with AboitizPower’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hedcor, to build a hydropower plant. Corporate communications officer Karen Padawag of Hedcor Inc. said the Mabinay-Manjuyod Hydropower project is expected to have a generating capacity of 21.9 megawatt of clean and renewable energy. Barangay officials of Kauswagan, Manjuyod led by barangay chairman Aanthony Guillen, and Jesus...
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12Apr2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government has offered assistance to all Mindanao Electric Cooperative by extending financial assistance through a soft loan at National Electric Administration to purchase Modular Generating Sets at 6 percent interest per annum. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. (ASELCO) Gen. Manager Emmanuel Galarce said, because of the power shortage that Mindanao is again experiencing this year, the National Electrification Admin...
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11Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 11 -- The utility firm Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) has opened its first mall-based full-service center and also started airing its first radio program. The radio program titled Kaalaman sa Kuryente or Power Knowledge is aired over DXUM-Radyo Ukay every Thursday 2 p.m.-3 p.m. The program started broadcasting last April 4 and is hosted by Amy Cabusao. Several resource persons from the company will be available during the duration of the program. The radio project aims...
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10Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) is appealing to all member-consumers in this province to help save electric power in order to lessen the impact of electric shortage and bigger power rate increase and assuring the general public of no electric power interruption during election period from May 1 to 21, 2013. “As we all know and experience these days, we are suffering a total of four and a half hours of brown out every day, with 1.5 hours per f...
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06Apr2013Cebu City April 6 (PIA) -- The National Grid Power Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued a notice of a tentative scheduled shutdown of some transmission facilities in Cebu, Bohol and a little portion of Leyte on April 19 from 6 a.m. -6 p.m. This covers along the 138kV Ormoc-Maasin-Ubay transmission lines that will affect the areas of BLCI, BOHECO I and BOHECO II. The maintenance activities along the 69kV Ubay-Alicia transmission line on April 21, 2013, 8a.m. - 5 p.m. will then affect ...
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05Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will evaluate the proposed P185,108,186-worth of projects of South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) as soon as possible, the local power distributor announced. The projects were presented before the Commission in a public hearing Wednesday, April 3 with Commissioner Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc as hearing officer. SOCOTECO II proposed projects are composed of two 35MVA/43.75MVA substations worth P125,208,...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The power utility firm Davao Light and Power Company assured that the supply of electricity in Davao City and other service areas like Panabo City and Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte will remain stable even beyond the election period, despite the power curtailment being observed in other areas in Mindanao due to power shortage. Speaking in the Club 888 business forum at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ross Luga, consumer relations service officer of the Davao Light said they expe...
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27Mar2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The city government here will host a Power Forum today, March 27, to present to the public the initiatives being done by different stakeholders to address the problem on power shortage in Mindanao. The forum which will start at 1 p.m. is led by the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) thru the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the city government. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla and Se...
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27Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) assured the public that the power transmission will remain reliable and stable during the crucial May elections this year. Atty. Cynthia P. Alabanza NGCP spokesperson and head of corporate communications said during the Power 102 – Transmission Development Plan (TDP) and press conference here, March 26, that the company formed a special task force which will be responsible for the smooth transmissi...
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27Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 27 (PIA6) -- The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in its statement for the 2013 Women’s Month Celebration proudly cited that the Philippines is listed as one of the best places to be a woman. This, according to the 2012 Gender Gap Index (GGI) survey conducted by the World Economic Forum, the statement said. The GGI examines the gap between women and men in four fundamental categories: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health ...
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25Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) projected that eight power projects in Mindanao will boost the region’s power supply by 588 megawatts (MW) and help ease power shortfalls starting this year until 2016. DOE Policy and Planning Bureau Chief Michael Sinocruz disclosed during the Regional Media Workshop on Power Industry and Renewable Development in Mindanao last March 22 that three of these committed power generation projects is expected to generate additiona...
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25Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 25 (PIA) -- Government agencies in Soccsksargen region are strengthening their effort with regards to empowering women in the society by tapping media to take part in their advocacy. In a recent press conference on Magna Carta of Women and Gender Development conducted last Thursday, Cotabato City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) assistant head Veranda Samson emphasized that tri-media is an important contributory factor for creating awareness o...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) appealed to the public to switch off not only their lights but also other non-essential electrical appliances for one hour and beyond today, March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour 2013. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said people, businesses and communities from across the globe are urged to turn off their lights for one hour to send a message on taking steps ag...
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23Mar2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- The entire province of Davao del Sur has been experiencing a three-hour rotational blackout daily since the start of March this year. Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Dasureco) General Manager Engr. Godofredo Guya said power is shut down intermittently for three hours following an advice from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) due to power shortages in Mindanao. Guya said there’s no other alternative to address the power sh...
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23Mar2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Mar 23 (PIA) --The provincial government of Quezon thru the provincial gender and development (PGAD) office is conducting its annual search for most outstanding city/municipal gender and development councils (C/MGADCs) in the province. PGAD head Ofelia Palayan, in a radio interview at PIA radio program ‘Balitang PIA at RNB’ aired at DWLC- Radyo ng Bayan, said the annual search aims to give recognition to municipalities and cities in the province that successfully imple...
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21Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- Panay Island's electricity needs will get a further boost with the planned completion of the 8 MW-Villaciga 1-Hydropower Plant in Igsoro, Bugasong, Antique, the first hydropower plant in the Island of Panay, this June 2013. The commissioning of the hydropower plant will follow two months later when it can export power to the Panay Grid. As of February 2013, the project is already 80% complete according to Sunwest Water and Electric company, Inc., (SUWECO) Pr...
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21Mar2013NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley, March 21 (PIA) -- About 40 women coming from typhoon-displaced families living in bunkhouses in New Bataan engaged in a productive activity through the help of the Compostela Valley Provincial Council of Women (CVPCW). The council of women of the province had tapped the Rural Improvement Club (RIC) to teach the women to weave assorted-color rags into rugs, said Fe Circulado, RIC president in a recent interview, CVPCW has initially provided them with five sac...
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19Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 19 -- Originally aimed as back-up power generation plants, the power barges of Therma Marine are now operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week with rising demand for power coupled with thinning power supply in Mindanao. Therma Marine, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power has two power barges moored off Nasipit in Agusan del Sur and in Maco in Compostela Valley- the two barges produce about 200 Mega Watts for the Mindanao Grid. About 23 electric cooperatives and distribution utilit...
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15Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- Women in the Philippines admired by counterparts in the Asia Pacific. This was reiterated yesterday during a session of the 27th Confederation of the Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) entitled Women Entrepreneurship. CACCI-Women Entrepreneurial Council former president Mukta Nandini Jain, told the participants that women in the Philippines are being look up to by the rest of the Asian counterparts. “We are looking up to women in the Philip...
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15Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar.15 (PIA) -- Gi-abisuhan sa MOELCI kun Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. 2 ang mga konsumante sulod sa dapit nga ngasakop sa iyang prangkisa sa laing trese (13) ka oras nga pagkapalong sa koryente, niadtong biyernes, Marso 15, 2013. Ang mga dapit nga naapektohan naglakip sa siyudad sa Ozamiz ug Tangub, ingon man sa mga lungsod sa Bonifacio, Clarin, Tudela, Sincaban, Jimenez ug Panaon, tanan nahimutang sa ika duhang Distrito sa Misamis Occidental....
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15Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- The Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) 2 has warned the consumers in its franchise areas of another 13-hr. power interruption, today, March 15. The affected areas are the Cities of Tangub and Ozamiz, as well as, the towns of Bonifacio, Clarin, Tudela, Sincaban, Jimenez and Panaon, all in the 2nd District of Misamis Occidental. Rotated in six shifts, the power interruption has been scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and ...
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11Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) Chairperson Secretary Lualhati Antonino is confident that Mindanao’s power crisis will soon be solved as the government earmarks P3.8 billion for the country’s power capabilities. “The Aquino administration has set aside P1.67 billion for the repair and rehabilitation of the country’s hydropower plants,” Antonino said. Hydropower plants are supposed to have a maximum lifespan of only 30 years, she said, but our hydro...
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11Mar2013MANILA, Marso 11 (PIA6) -- Samtang ginasa-ulog sang pungsod ang International Women’s Month, ang Palasyo nagsiling nga ginapa-abot nga sa pagbutang ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III sang mga babaye sa mga importante nga mga posisyon sa gobyerno makahatag sa mga Pilipina sang kagamhanan kag magahimo sa ila mga mga modelo nga dapat sundon. Sa isa ka interbyu sa radyo, si Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte nagtudlo sang pila ka mga pagtu-on nga nagsiling nga nagataas ang numero ...
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05Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is undertaking the Compostela Substation Expansion Project in Cebu. This is to keep up with the rapid growth of power demand in Visayas, said Elmer Cruz, NGCP Visayas Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer. Under said project, a 150-megavolt ampere (MVA) transformer, power circuit breakers, and accessories will be installed at the Compostela substation. The expansion project is pegged to cost P221...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 1 (PIA) --The Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum (SPECTRUM) Inc. organized on Thursday a stakeholders forum on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) intended to provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City. The activity was aimed at informing the stakeholders on the current situations and initiatives as well as to generate standpoints and develop ways to strengthen...
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27Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Peb. 27 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa lima ka libo (5,000) ka mga estudyante, magtutudlo ug uban pang katawhan ang mi-salmot sa “Dagan DepEd Para sa EDSA 27,” nga gipahigayon sa milabay nga Biyernes, dinhi sa siyudad. Gipangunahan sa Oroquieta City Division of Schools, Department of Education, ang maong kalihokan nga nagsugod sa alas siyete sa buntag (7:00 a.m.), maoy usa sa mga naghatag ub bulok sa ika baynte-siyete (27th) nga kasumaran sa gitawag nga EDSA People ...
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25Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Democracy becomes meaningful only when people’s will prevails, especially in elections. This was the message of Presidential Communication Operations Secretary Sonny Coloma during the recent launch of Hatol ng Bayan 2013. He said holding honest elections is crucial to a nation’s democracy. “People power revolution happened because of people’s perception that there was massive cheating during the snap elections in 1986,” Coloma said in Filipino. Hatol ng...
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25Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Gipatin-aw sa Malakanyang nga gawas sa mga estudiante, makapahimulos usab ang mga magtutudlo ug mga personahe sa Departamento sa Edukasyon nga nakabase sa mga tunghaan sa nasod ug prebilihiyo sa dugang pista opisyal sa pagsaulog karong adlawa sa ika-27 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa EDSA People Power Revolution. Sa usa ka pakighinabi sa radio DZRB-Radyo ng Bayan, gipahibalo ni Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte ang klaripikasyon isip tubag sa daghang mga pangu...
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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) --- Local and national leaders should lead in ensuring a clean and fair May 2013 midterm elections. This was conveyed by Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., in his message to provincial government officials and employees, in the commemoration program marking the 27th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution held at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Defensor said that the massive cheating during the 1986 snap election was what triggered the bloodless revolution...
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25Feb2013MANILA, Peb 25 (PIA6) -- Si Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. nagpaseguro sa mga Pilipino nga ang gobyerno sa idalum sang liderato ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III magapadayun sa pagpatigayon sang mga reporma agud mapreserbar ang mga na-agum sang 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. Si Ochoa, nga nagapanguna sang EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC), nagsiling nga ang tema sa sini nga tuig nga “Pilipinas Natin: Abot-Tanaw Na!” para sa ika-27 nga anibersaryo sang malinong nga pag...
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25Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- Gi-buksan sa DepEd kun Department of Education (DepEd) sa Oroquieta City ang paghandum sa ika baynte-siyete (27th) nga kasaulogan sa EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary (EPPRA) Week atol sa pag-isa sa bandilang Pilipininhon, kaniadtong Pebrero 18, ning tuig. Gisundan kini sa usa ka gitawag nga information-sharing session nga gipangulohan sa mga magtutudlo sa History kun the Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (HeKaSi) /Araling Panlipunan...
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23Feb2013TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Pinangunahan nitong Sabado ni dating Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos ang pag-aalay ng bulaklak sa Bantayog ng mga Hindi Kilalang Bayani (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) sa Libingan ng mga Bayani sa Taguig City. Ang paggunita ay bilang bahagi ng ika-27 anibersaryo ng Edsa People Power 1. Kasama ng dating Pangulo sa okasyon sina Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, at Edsa People Power Commission Commissioner Cesar Sarino. ...
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21Feb2013MARIVELES, Bataan, February 21 (PIA) -- Bataeños may soon receive lower monthly electric bills after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently completed a P299 million transmission project that supports a new power plant located in Mariveles town. The Mariveles Coal Transmission Reinforcement Project caters to the GN Power Ltd.’s new coal-fired electric generation facility which will add 600 megawatts capacity to the Luzon power grid. NGCP said in a statement that the...
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21Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Oroquieta City Schools Division opened the celebration of the 27th EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary (EPPRA) Week during the flag raising ceremony last February 18. History teachers then shared information about the revolution which took place at the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue in Manila. Observed from Feb. 17-23 every year as stated in Presidential Proclamation 224, the EPPRA Week highlights the commemoration of the EDSA Peopl...
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19Feb2013PAGBILAO, Quezon, Feb. 19 (PIA) --TeaM Energy’s Pagbilao Power Station (PPS) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) signed an agreement in this province on February 15 which will ensure sharing of critical resources during emergency situations that may require the cooperation of both parties. Based on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by TeaM Energy, represented by PPS Station Manager/Vice President Hilarion R. Medrano and the PAF, represented by Col. ArausRobert F. Musico, Group Comma...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 16 -- Members of security forces from Region 10 like the police, Philippine National Police Special Action Force, Intelligence Unit, and Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, and in coordination with the Joint Peace Security Control Center (JPSCC), searched the residence of a vice mayor from Lanao del Norte for illegal firearms. The operation was conducted at about 2:30 a.m. of February 13 and resulted in the recovery and confiscation of assorted high-power firear...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- A power distribution utility in Cebu is appealing to students and residents in their coverage areas to avoid flying kites near electric lines. "This is one way how the public can help us ensure that there will be stable power supply during the Election Day," said Theresa Sederiosa, communications manager of Visayan Electric Company (VECO). Based on VECO's records, most power outages that occur in their area are caused by kites getting entangled in power lines. "Be...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Magabutang ang Euro Hydro Power (Asia) Holdings Inc. magabutang sang mga P50 milyon para sa pagkaayo kag pagpabalik liwat sang nauntat nga planta sang mini hydro power sa Siyudad sang Koronadal. Siling ni Ignacio Guinid Jr., Euro Hydro officer-in-charge kag technical service manager, ginapuntirya nila nga umpisahan sa Hunyo ang pagkaayo sang planta sang mini hydro power nga ara nahamtang sa Sitio Upper Guadalupe sang Barangay Carpenter Hill sa ...
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12Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Feb. 25, 2013, EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary (PPRA) Day, as a special holiday for all schools, nationwide. The day is among the 17 holidays of the year that are enumerated in Presidential Proclamation (PP) No. 459, which he issued, of which10 are regular holidays, six are special non-working days and one special holiday, Feb. 25, to be observed by the schools, only. The EDSA People Power...
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07Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran February 7 (PIA) – The lone electric cooperative in Biliran province is now working for the approval of the power purchase and sale agreement (PPSA) with a coal-fired power plant in Luzon with the expiration of its contract for the supply of electric with the National Power Corporation-Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (NPC-PSALM) on June 25, 2013. The contract for the supply of electric energy (CSEE) with NPC-PSALM has already expired on December 25, 2012 but wa...
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22Jan2013BALO-I, Lanao del Norte, Jan 22 -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) complained about people planting trees under the transmission lines. Trees and vegetation that grow or are planted inside or adjacent to NGCP’s existing transmission line right-of-way (ROW) are known to cause trippings or power outages when they breach prescribed safety clearances for high-voltage power lines. NGCP singled out Mindanao, specifically the Balo-i area, as particularly troublesome for NGC...
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22Jan2013MARIKINA CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Barangay Concepcion Uno in Marikina was adjudged one of the cleanest barangays in Metro Manila in the “Barangay Power 2012, Malinis, Kanais-nais” contest sponsored by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “We are very proud and happy that one of our barangays received the award from MMDA. Residents from Barangay Concepcion Uno always comply with the barangay’s rules on solid waste management and maintaining cleanliness,” Marikina Mayor D...
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21Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA6) -- Just the right ingredients are what it takes for Iloilo to be recipient of upbeat, increasing investments. Department of Tourism Regional Director Helen Catalbas said there are a number of factors that make Iloilo now the city to watch. She said Iloilo has been observed to get more than enough number of people flocking to the city and province, next to Boracay in Aklan. “Tourists and visitors go to Boracay but they usually drop by Iloilo where they s...
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16Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo will immensely benefit from the state-of-the-art clean coal power plant to be situated in a 30-hectare property in Sitio Puntales, Brgy. Nipa in the said town. According to Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) President Roel Z. Castro, who gave the briefing on the power plant project during the ground breaking ceremony, this will contribute to the economic development of the municipality. “There will be direct and ind...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) --The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a circular creating a Power Task Force that will ensure stable and continuous power supply during the 2013 national and local elections. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said the DOE will identify specific areas that will need help from the Task Force in terms of power supply. He said these are isolated areas, or areas not connected to the power grid and some areas in Mindanao. The Task Force’s Core Group will be he...
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03Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deputized the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the National Power Corporation (Napocor) and the Local Electric Cooperatives in connection with the conduct of the May 13, 2013 elections. The deputation is provided in Resolution No. 9597 promulgated by the Comelec, recently, due to the imperative need to provide sufficient uninterrupted electrical power supply during the critical days of ...
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03Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 3 -- The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) is set to lose at least P66 million worth of revenue every month, until its power lines are able to transmit power to its consumers as a result of the damage wrought by Typhoon Pablo last December. “Mga 30 to 40 percent ang mawala sa DANECO in terms of revenues (DANECO is set to lose 30 to 40 percent in revenues),” said DANECO OIC Manager Engr. Benedicto Ongking said during the Kapihan sa PIA Friday. Ongking said the ...
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20Dec2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The municipality of Tanza was the chosen area for a proposed $180-million solar power plant project to be put up in Cavite because of its good climate, sunlight, and surroundings. This project was confirmed in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla and Korean executives of LG CNS Co., Ltd., a South Korea business corporation at a golf and country club here recently. This project was approved by concerned sectors...
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11Dec2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Dec. 11 -- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz conferred to energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) the DOLE Secretary Award of Distinction for its meritorious achievements in promoting and implementing safety, health and environment programs. The award was received by SPI President and CEO Dr. Bodo Goerlich during the 8th Gawad Kaligtasan at Kalusugan (GKK) ceremonies on December 5, at the OHSC Center in Quezon City. GKK is a n...
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03Dec2012BOHOL, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) brought to Bohol its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign on the country's 2012-2030 Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) on November 15 at the Flushing Meadows Resort & Playground in Panglao, Bohol. DOE-Energy Policy and Planning Bureau director Jesus Tamang said the government recognizes the long gestation periods of energy projects and investments that leads the DOE to formulate a long term energy plan that addresses relevant i...
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27Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 27 (PIA) -- The government’s ultimate plan is to develop renewable energy (RE) sources to address the increasing demand for power in the country and lessen dependence on imported fuel, disclosed a top official of the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas. Eduardo Amante, engineer and chief of the Energy Renewable Development and Utilization Division of DOE Visayas said the recent increase in the commissioning of coal-fired power plants in the country is not an indica...
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27Nov2012VIGAN CITY, Nov 27 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) clarified that no increase in transmission charges will be imposed amidst reports that there will be a rate hike this November. NGCP North Luzon Public Affairs Officer Lilibeth P. Gaydowen told Friday, “(there will be) No transmission rate’s increase within the regulatory period considering that the company’s annual maximum allowable revenue (MAR), which is billed in the form of transmission rates, is fixed and a...
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20Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), regional office 10 continues to implement the National Skills Registration System (SRS) to maintain a database of manpower supply the region. DOLE-10 Assistant Regional Director Crispin Dannug Jr said 12 local government units (LGUs) in the region are identified for the third wave of implementation of the skills registry system. These LGUs include Valencia City and Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon; Mahinog in Camigu...
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13Nov2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Nov 13 -- Both units of StEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) are now are fully operational with an available power of 210MW with the coming in on line of the second unit (Unit 2 with the capacity of 105MW). Unit 2 (105MW) of SPI Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental was officially synchronized to the Mindanao grid at 8:58 a.m. on November 10, 2012 [approximately 15 hours ahead of schedule], following a 12-day planned preventive maintenance shutdow...
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12Nov2012DAVAO CITY Nov. 12 (PIA)-The construction of the P25-billion, 300-MegaWatt (MW) coal-fired power plant owned by Aboitiz Power Corporation located at the boundary of Davao City and Davao del Sur is in full swing and is expected to start operating by 2015. “The plant will be able to meet a substantial part of the power requirements of Mindanao which is expected to have a shortfall of 484 MW by 2014,” Aboitiz Power Mindanao Affairs First Vice President Manuel Orig said. Aboitiz had the chance ...
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12Nov2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL , South Cotabato, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Malaki ang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Tacurong sa AboitizPower at Aboitiz Foundation sa ipinagkaloob nitong mga bagong palikuran. Nitong nakalipas na linggo, pormal nang ipinagkaloob ng Aboitiz Foundation ang bagong gawang mga palikuran para sa mga mag-aaral ng San Rafael Elementary School sa naturang lungsod. Ito ay bahagi ng nagpapatuloy na The Rehabilitation of School Infrastructure Project ...
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09Nov2012ILOILO CITY, Nov 9 (PIA6) -- When the overhead lamp lights up or the ref whirrs when you turn on the power switch, it’s electricity at work. That electricity may come from any energy source available in the country from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Before electricity comes to our homes, producing and making it available requires a process that involves various stages from generating the energy to putting up the lines system that would distribute it to consumers. Electricity does not sta...
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09Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- Pupils of San Rafael Elementary School in Tacurong City are now happier with their newly rehabilitated comfort rooms. Thanks to Aboitiz Foundation, pupils of one of Tacurong’s most distant barangays can now enjoy a more sanitary abode. Aboitiz Foundation representatives Theodore U. Bisnar and Kenneth Manzano graced the turn-over ceremonies on Wednesday. The rehabilitation of school Infrastructure project is part of Aboitiz’s corporate s...
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07Nov2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 7 -- The city government is looking at the possibility of having electric-powered jeepneys in Cagayan de Oro. In a meeting of the City Council committee on environment chaired by Councilor President D. Elipe on November 5, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Assistant Regional Director Allan Guru said that operation of e-jeepneys is feasible in the city. He, however said to get a franchise there are still some requirements that must be me...
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05Nov2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Nov. 5 - STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI)’s Unit 1 became operational Sunday, November 4, 2012 and started supplying 105MW to the Mindanao Grid. Unit 1 underwent a scheduled Preventive Maintenance Shutdown (PMS) starting 12 midnight of Saturday, October 6 and became operational at 1:28 p.m., some 10 hours ahead of schedule. The operation of Unit 1 is expected to improve the precarious power supply condition of Mindanao. Unit 2 is now undergoing a similar PMS sinc...
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30Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Mindanao officials are hoping that committed power projects will be on schedule by 2014 to meet projected growth in power consumption in the region. Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) communications division chief, said that the island’s power consumption is growing 4.5 percent every year. He said the government is targeting an additional 1,000 megawatts of power by 2020 to meet the demand. He said that by 2014 they are eyeing about 600 meg...
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29Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct. 29 (PIA) -- An official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) disclosed plans for Mindanao to cope with the increasing demand of electricity in many urban areas by activating other sources of electricity. Romeo Montenegro, chief of the communications division of the MinDA said after the preventive maintenance of the Iligan City diesel power plant in the next six months, it can deliver 100 megawatts to the Mindanao grid. He said that by April 2013, power supply from th...
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22Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct. 22 -- Energy firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) has convened a planning group that will lay down plans to accelerate and prioritize the energization of Misamis Oriental at the sitio level. During a recent coordinating meeting held at the Mallberry Suites, officials from SPI, the Department of Energy (DOE) and electric distribution utilities Cagayan Electric Power and Light Company (Cepalco), Misamis Oriental Rural Electric Service Cooperative (Moresco) 1 and Moresco II...
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13Oct2012SANTIAGO, Ilocos Sur, Oct 13 (PIA) -- The Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (Iseco) revealed the positive effect of the established family welfare program being implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as this contributed to the recovery of the co-op from bankruptcy. The program includes reproductive health or responsible parenthood activities. Iseco Information Officer Clarence Ducusin said Friday that the family welfare program was included in the management reforms of the ...
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13Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 13 (PIA) -- The SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) has signed a power supply agreement (PSA) with its three customers to ensure a stable supply of electricity and the terms of their power use rates. Rhoda Santos, SNAP-Magat corporate communications manager, said their company signed the PSA with Ifugao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ifelco), Isabela II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Iselco II) and Quirino Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Quirelco) last October 9 in Ma...
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11Oct2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Oct 11 (PIA) -- The city council has endorsed in its last regular session the establishment of a diesel power plant by DMCI Power Corporation in Barangay Irawan, addressing the threat of a power shortage in December. This was confirmed by City Councilor Gregorio “Rocky” Austria in a local radio interview, stressing the fact that what was endorsed was the additional requirement for a 5 MW plant fueled by diesel. He said this amidst the on-going controversy on ...
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10Oct2012SUAL, Pangasinan, Oct 10 (PIA) -- TeaM Energy, the corporation that operates and maintains the Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant in this province, has conducted the second Skills Improvement in Control Analysis Tournament (Sicat) Olympics today to enhance its operations teams’ skills in ensuring reliable energy supply to the nation. TeaM Energy, a partnership between Tokyo Electric and Marubeni, is one of the largest private producers of electricity in the Philippines with more than 2,000 megawatts...
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10Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- An officer of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has announced the need to implement a two-hour power outage in most areas of Mindanao daily following the shutting down of one independent power producers since October 6 for consumers to cope with the shrinking supply of electricity. Bambi Capulong, spokesperson of the NGCP-Southern Mindanao Field Office said the shutting down of the Steag State Power Incorporated based in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental s...
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09Oct2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct 9 (PIA) -- City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio honored a local teacher here who landed in the Top 10 of Metrobank Foundation’s Search for Outstanding Teachers Award. Marivi L. Castro, teacher of the General Santos City Special Education Integrated School (SPED) has won the award besting other 38 finalists nationwide. "I did not expect to win," she said at Monday's Flag Ceremony of the city government employees. Teacher Marivi’s story inspired Mayor Custodio enco...
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05Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 5 (PIA) -- Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here will be conducting a symposium to raise the level of awareness of consumers in the province. Dubbed Consumer Empowerment Symposium, the activity will be held at the Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) today, October 5. The symposium will present topics such as Consumer Act of the Philippines, use of certified helmet, consumerism and climate change, dogs and cats registration, organic food an...
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04Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 4 (PIA) -- The newly created Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) has urged the public to brace for possible outages in some Mindanao areas as the 210 MW coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental goes on preventive maintenance shutdown starting October 6. In a meeting convened by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Department of Energy (DOE), and agencies comprising the committee, the MPMC moved to take on immediate and medium-term steps to stabilize the power si...
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03Oct2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga Oct 3 (PIA) -- National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has moved the scheduled power interruption in Northern Zambales today to next Wednesday, October 10. NGCP Public Affairs Officer Lilibeth Gaydowen said “the resetting of the outage is meant to give way for the ongoing filling of Certificates of Candidacy of aspirants for the 2013 local elections in the affected areas.” On October 10, Consumers of Zambales Electric Cooperative 1 (Zameco 1) in ...
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01Oct2012STA CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Oct. 1-- Construction is ongoing for the Tudaya 2 hydroelectric power plant, Hedcor's 20th plant, providing employment for a number of residents around the site. Project Manager Rodolfo Laguna said they are taking advantage of the good weather condition, noting that the project is progressing according to schedule, according to a statement from Hedcor. It would take around 18 to 20 months for the construction of the plant to be completed, which includes structures su...
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25Sep2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 25 (PIA) -- The Edsa People Power Commission-Negros Oriental Council (EPPC-NOC) spearheads the Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) talk show on the rights of youth with disabilities on September 28 at Silliman University, Dumaguete City. EPPC-NOC Chair Rolando Villamero Jr. said, in partnership with the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation of Negros Oriental and College of Education Student Organization (CESO) of Silliman University, the show will present the rights ...
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22Sep2012MAYOYAO, Ifugao, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- Folks from this town received recently funds from the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) -Magat, Inc. for their commercial egg production. Rhoda Santos of SNAP said they downloaded a total amount of P375,000 to the municipality to fund the livelihood project to alleviate their economic situation.This is under the livelihood component of SNAP-Magat’s corporate social responsibility program. A table egg production project of the Majawjaw Environment Guide Associati...
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20Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept 20 (PIA) -- The local government has hailed as "Icons of Women Empowerment" the three principals of public elementary schools in the city named among the country’s Five Outstanding Public School Principals by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, Inc. (SAS). School principals Zenaida S. Peñafuerte of Rizal Elementary School, Marilyn C. Macalma of Cembo Elementary School, and Dr. Elita T. Lopez of Comembo Elementary School were fe...
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18Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 18 (PIA) -- Vice President Jejomar C. Binay has expressed his support for a plan to establish a Memory Museum dedicated to the struggle against Martial Law. The Memory Museum is a plan of the EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). In a statement, the vice president said he was hopeful that the Memory Museum, a project which he said was “close to his heart,” would be built in three years’ time. Binay, an ...
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18Sep2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept 18 (PIA) -- At least nine issues and concerns on the Mindanao power situation were submitted to President Aquino by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Copies of these issues and concerns were provided for the information of the members of the Infrastructure and Utilities Committee (Infracom), Regional Development Council-10 (RDC) during its third quarter meeting held at the NEDA-10 conference room in Cagayan de Oro City. Mayor Nova ...
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16Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- About 63.3 percent of the total dependable power source in the Mindanao grid was provided by the power plants in region 10 during the second quarter of 2012. Records from the National Power Corporation (NPC) show that power plants supplied 813.01 megawatts (MW) to Mindanao’s total dependable capacity of 1,284.59MW. Cecilio Y. Clarete of National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Northern Mindanao, said the 813.01MW dependable capacity was on...
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16Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- There are now 620,823 households in Northern Mindanao energized as of the second quarter of 2012, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in the region said. This level of connections is higher by four percent compared to the 596,327 households energized in the same quarter of 2011. The energized households represent 84 percent of the 741,134 total potential household connections, said Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development special...
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11Sep2012STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Sept. 11 --Hedcor, a hydropower firm, has began the process of hiring close to 400 locals to work in the construction and development of the Tudaya 2 hydroelectric power project in this municipality. The 7-megawatt run-of-river project is expected to take around 14 months to build. The Bagobo-Tagabawa tribal members and residents of Barangay Astorga are given preference over job opportunities that the project brings. More jobs are in the offing when Hedcor begins con...
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09Sep2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10, will be holding a public hearing on the water classification of Lake Lanao. This will be held on Tuesday, September 11, at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium in Buadi Sacayo, this city. The hearing aims to solicit comments and suggestions from concerned sectors and stakeholders on the best usage potential and dominant water utilization of Lake Lanao,...
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05Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 4 -- With its contingency measures in place, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) was able to prevent damage and maintain the security and reliability of the Mindanao grid despite a fire incident at a National Power Corporation-owned and maintained cable tunnel adjacent to NGCP's facilities. In a statement, NGCP said that at 10:20 p.m. on September 1, fire broke out at the National Power Corporation’s Agus 6 complex in Iligan City. NGCP’s 69-ki...
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29Aug2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Aug 29 (PIA) -- Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces will be experiencing power interruption on August 30, Thursday. According to Lilibeth Gaydowen, regional corporate communication and public affairs officer for North Luzon of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, affected distribution utility (DU) in Nueva Ecija are Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative, Inc. Talavera Substation and Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative, Inc. Sta. Rosa, Natividad and Bongab...
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24Aug2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Aug 24 (PIA) -- A National Irrigation Administration official announced that the agency is now going beyond just providing irrigation and has plans of constructing mini-hydropower plants to optimize the use of irrigation water. NIA Administrator Antonio S. Nangel said the agency has submitted to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines Office the updated list of potential sites for such development nationwide, and JICA visited the pre-identified site in...
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17Aug2012DAVAO CITY, August 17 (PIA) -- Key government and business leaders in Mindanao welcomed the recent signing of Executive Order No. 81 by President Benigno S. Aquino III, creating the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC). The Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) lauded Malacañang for the creation of the committee, which will make way for the review of policies and processes to accelerate private investments for additional generating capacities to the Mindanao grid. “This is a welcome dev...
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14Aug2012VIGAN CITY, Aug 14 (PIA) -- The major power transmission lines of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) are intact and fully operational even as heavy monsoon rains and massive flooding persist in the National Capital Region and some parts of Northern and Southern Luzon. In a phone interview, NGCP spokesperson Cynthia P. Alabanza said these major power transmission lines refer to grid backbone facilities that carry at least 230 kilovolts (kV) of electricity supply for the pr...
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10Aug2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Aug 10 (PIA) -- Morong town will experience a week of power interruptions after five transmission line poles were knocked down by a landslide dawn of Wednesday. In a statement, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said, the landslide, triggered by the continuous heavy rains, damaged the 69-kiloVolt lines, affecting the end-users of the Peninsula Electric Cooperative (PENELCO)-Morong. Edwin Zaldivar, manager of the PENELCO Engineering Services Division, said...
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04Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug 4 (PIA) -- Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel today said he is backing up President Aquino when the latter signed Executive Order (EO) No. 81, creating the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC). In an interview with the local press prior to his speaking engagement during the 21st Mindanao Business Conference here, Pimentel said he is happy that Malacanang has focused on solving issues and concerns of the power situation not only here in Mindanao but as well as in the entire...
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31Jul2012STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, July 31 -- Hydropower company, Hedcor, is ready to construct its newest run-of-river facility, the seven-MW Tudaya 2 Hydroelectric Project in Sibulan, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur province. Tudaya 2 is part of an expansion of Hedcor’s existing Sibulan hydropower plants. The construction will begin after a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on August 1. The project will be located downstream from the Sibulan Hydro B. Later this year, the Tudaya 1 project will also be buil...
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27Jul2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The city government has urged the private sectors here to invest in renewable energy (RE) through biomass or biogas, confident of its abundant supply in the entire Soccsksargen area. In last week’s investment forum on renewable energy, City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio hailed the participation of the private sectors in helping government push local economy to the maximum level. “In this aspect, the city government's supposed job is to facilitate th...
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27Jul2012DAGUPAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The Sual Power Plant remains environment-friendly despite its emission of gases and waste water. Team Energy (Tokyo Electric Power Company and Marubeni Corporation), which manages the coal-fired power plant, assured Thursday, saying that all emissions from the plant are filtered and treated before they are released or disposed. Training manager Nicanor Ramos Jr. said there are numerous environmental concerns involved in the operation of the plant but management ...
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26Jul2012DINGRAS, Ilocos Norte, July 26 (PIA) -- The Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (Inec) will be signing a new five-year supply contract with San Miguel Energy Corp. (SMEC), the power generation arm of San Miguel Corp. The energy sales contract (ESC) was the subject of a public hearing presided by the Energy Regulation Commission, Wednesday at Inec’s main office in this town. SMEC is proposing to supply Inec with up to 55 megawatt (MW) of power over a five-year period or until 2016. Commissione...
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20Jul2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, July 20 (PIA) -- Mariveles town will experience a whole day power interruption on July 22 due to the interconnection of contingency lines, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said in a statement. The power interruption will be from 8 a.m. up to 6 p.m. and the public is advised to take the necessary preparations and precautions, said NGCP public affairs officer Lilibeth Gaydowen. NGCP will be conducting interconnection of contingency lines in two po...
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19Jul2012BACOLOD CITY, July 19 (PIA) -- The Visayas power Grid has stable supply of electricity but needs more power plants in the next five years to fill-up the demand of consumers. Department of Energy (DOE) Regional Director Antonio Labios said the Visayas grid has 300 MW of reserve energy consuming only 1,400 MW of the 1,700 MW power available. But in the next five years, additional power plants are needed to supply the 100 MW demand given a forecast of 4.4 percent electrical growth need per year...
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18Jul2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, July 18 (PIA) -- The city government has started to use solar power technology as one of the measures towards reduction of monthly power expenses and for a cleaner environment. Under this project, 38 solar panels were installed around the city hall perimeter to energize street lights, which replaced the previously installed conventional power system supplied by the Kalinga Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO). Eduard Barcellano of the City Engineering Office said the...
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18Jul2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, July 18 (PIA) -- A total of 954.10 megawatts (MW) or 62.72 percent of the Mindanao power grid's installed capacity and 795.81 MW or 63.07 percent of its dependable capacity were provided by electric power plants from Northern Mindanao. The Mindanao power grid has an installed capacity of 1,521.08 MW and a dependable capacity of 1,261.66 MW during the first quarter this year. Data gathered by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Region 10 from...
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18Jul2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, July 18 (PIA) -- The SN Aboitiz Power Magat, Inc. has earmarked P94.56 million for its corporate social responsibility projects in its five-year operations. Lawyer Mike Hosillos, corporate affairs chief, said that the company has implemented 151 projects since the company started its operation in 2007. Among the provinces that benefitted from the CSR are Ifugao, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya, where the power plant is operating. He said that the CSR projects concentrated o...
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17Jul2012DIPOLOG CITY, JULY 17 (PIA) -- One hundred thirty members of the native Kalibugan and Subanen tribes in Zamboanga del Norte have availed of the scholarship grants extended by the Provincial Government of the province through the Provincial Indigenous Coordinating Unit(PICU). Bai Cristina Andus, current head of the PICU, said the scholarship grant which covers technical and vocational courses aims to strengthen the Subanen Empowerment Program of Gov. Rolando E. Yebes. Among the courses offered ...
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13Jul2012TAGUM CITY, July 13 -- In the heart of Davao del Norte lies a river-cruising destination which aside from being one-of-a-kind tourist adventure is also crucial in showcasing efforts in mangrove rehabilitation and fish production restoration. The seat of the provincial government, Tagum City hosts such river-cruising adventure in Liboganon River which stretches 8.8 kilometers from the national highway to the Davao Gulf. It traverses barangays Liboganon and Bincungan. When sailing through t...
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10Jul2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, July 10 (PIA) -- The governor of Bulacan has urged dam operators and local government units (LGU) to be united and closely coordinate during the release of water from dams particularly during the rainy season. It will take teamwork and harmonious working relations between dam operators and LGUs to lessen the effects of severe flooding in low lying areas in Bulacan, said Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado as he called for unity and coordination among the National Irriga...
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09Jul2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, July 9 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced power interruptions from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 11 and 12 in the Kalinga and Cagayan provinces. Lilibeth Gaydowen, NGCP North Luzon regional corporate communication and public affairs officer, said the power interruption on July 11 will affect areas covered by the Cagayan Electric Cooperative II (CAGELCO II), particularly Camalanuigan, Buguey, and Aparri. She said affected areas on July 12 ...
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27Jun2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 27 (PIA) -- SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) recently received a citation for its contribution in uplifting the lives of the people in Ifugao. The award was given during the Gotad Ad Ifugao 2012 festivities of the Ifugao province last week in celebration of its 48th foundation day. Ifugao provincial government formally recognized SNAP-Magat’s regular payment of taxes and other fees as major contributor in the implementation of development programs for ...
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22Jun2012DAGUPAN CITY, June 22 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reported that its power transmission services remained normal despite the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Candelaria, Zambales and other parts of north Luzon last Sunday. Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, North Luzon Corporate Communications Officer said the grid remained intact as there had been no reported cases of power interruptions and damaged transmission facilities. Gaydowen said NGCP’s Integrated Disaste...
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21Jun2012LAS PIÑAS, June 21 (PIA) -- Las Piñas City Mayor Nene Aguilar said that students taking up technical and vocational (tech-voc) courses have better job prospects. This, as 950 city residents will soon graduate from various vocational and technical courses at the Las Piñas City Manpower and Training Center on July 5. In a release sent to PIA-NCR, Aguilar said the free training on various courses is aimed at helping the residents find gainful employment and help them start their own home-base...
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20Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez on Tuesday urged local tri-media here to help advocate to public the benefits of cooperativism. In a press conference held after the Power Forum, Dir. Pelaez emphasized that the local tri-media has the power to convey people on pertinent information that will give benefits to the majority. She said the capability of the local tri-media has been recognized for quite some time where plan...
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19Jun2012BALER, Aurora, June 19 (PIA) -- Several areas in Nueva Ecija and Aurora will experience power outages on July 5, as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced a scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in these areas. Earlier, it was announced that the scheduled power interruption is on June 21, but it has been moved to a new date to accommodate the request of Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO). NGCP’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Of...
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19Jun2012NAGA CITY, June 19 (PIA) -- Power supply in this city is now back to normal after months of intermittent brown outs, including a 48-hour power outage in extensive parts of Naga Wednesday last week. Business transactions were suspended while government services were also derailed especially those using computers to process their services when the breaker of the 20-MVA transformer of Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CASURECO) II broke down last week. This was an added burden to the co...
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18Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 18 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has explained the need to separate generating companies, transmission companies, and distribution companies in delivering power to the community. During Friday’s Power 101 forum and press briefing held at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here, Attorney Cynthia Alabanza, NGCP spokesperson and adviser for External Affairs, there is need to separate these areas in power delivery as mandated under the Electric Pow...
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18Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 18 (PIA) –- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and the Ating Koop Party List will hold a power forum tomorrow, June 19 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. In a statement, CDA-Caraga Regional Director Manuela Pelaez said the activity, dubbed “The Cooperative: The Answer to Mindanao Power Crisis” aims to address the looming privatization of the government-owned Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex and power shortage in Mindanao. Pelaez added the event will b...
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17Jun2012BALER, Aurora, June 17 (PIA) -- Several areas in Nueva Ecija and Aurora will experience power outage on Thursday, June 21 as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced a scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in these areas. NGCP’s Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer Lilibeth P. Gaydowen said the power interruption is set from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m and 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. due to momentary interruption to isolate and reconnect power to fac...
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15Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) conducted today an educational activity for members of the local media here. The lecture-forum Power 101 was held to discuss basic information on electricity and inform the media of the technical aspect of the NGCP operations. This activity is the first to be conducted here in Caraga Region, and is on its sixth leg in Mindanao. Same session was already conducted in SOCKSARGEN, Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro City, Bukindon, Lanao, ...
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14Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 14 (PIA) --The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) will conduct a session and press briefing tomorrow, June 15, to provide information to the local tri-media in Caraga region. In an interview with PIA today, Milfrance Q. Capulong, NGCP Regional Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer for Mindanao, said the activity is a program of their division which is intended for the media community nationwide. Capulong explained that it is an educational forum...
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10Jun2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, June 9 (PIA) -- Top officials in the province want to clear the area of the inoperative Bataan Thermal Power Plant (BTPP) in Limay town as it may still contain toxic materials. Hundreds of millions' worth of metal scraps could be reportedly salvaged in the mothballed BTPP as Governor Enrique Garcia, Jr. said he wanted to clear the area for the possible construction of a new power plant. “I want the site cleaned so another power plant can be put up in place of BTPP,...
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09Jun2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 9 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the power firm SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) recently signed an agreement to boost and maximize the irrigation capability of the reservoir in Ramon, Isabela. The signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) was done recently led by NIA Administrator Antonio S. Nangel and SNAP-Magat’s President and CEO Emmanuel V. Rubio. The MOA intends to optimize the Maris reservoir, part of the Magat R...
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09Jun2012SURIGAO CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and Ating Koop Party List will hold a Power Forum on Monday, June 11, at the City Cultural Center, City Hall Compound, this city. CDA Caraga Director Manuel Pelaez said the one-day event seeks to address the looming privatization of the government-owned Agus-Pulangi Hydropower Complex and power shortage in Mindanao. Pelaez also said the occasion will be attended by millionaire cooperatives, with speakers from the Depar...
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08Jun2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, June 8 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is scheduling a shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in some parts of the province of Leyte on Saturday, June 9. Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer for the Visayas, informed Philippine Information Agency that on June 9, power interruption will be experienced from 6:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. by the consumers in the franchise area of Leyte IV Electric Cooperative, Inc. or LEYECO IV. Cru...
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08Jun2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 8 (PIA) -- Two elementary schools within the coverage area of a power firm here recently received refurbishment efforts in preparation for the opening of classes this school year. SN Aboitiz Power ‘s (SNAP) school brigade program benefited the Binga Elementary School in Brgy. Tinongdan in Itogon, Benguet and the San Antonio Elementary School in Brgy. San Antonio in Ramon, Isabela last May 29 to 31. “This program is intended to assist our host communities b...
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02Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- Lawyer Johnson G. Cañete, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) in Region 10 announced the successful implementation of the Skills Registry System (SRS), a revised version of the National Manpower Registry System and a Labor Market Information (LMI) tool in pilot local government units (LGUs). A total of 27,304 persons, aged 18 and above, who are looking for productive work, change their jobs or upgrade for better paying jobs, w...
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28May2012MANILA, May 28 (PIA) -- A public-private partnership supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allowed the installation of environment-friendy solar-powered light emitting diodes or LEDs to a four-lane tunnel that crosses the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). “ADB is proud to be associated with an initiative that helps the country move towards lower carbon emissions,” Anthony Jude, Director in ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, said in a statement posted on the ADB website. “...
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25May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 25 (PIA) -- Residents in the coverage area of South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) are warned of a 10-hour total power shutdown scheduled tomorrow, May 26. SOCOTECO 1 General Manager Santiago Tudio announced via a text message to the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 12 that the blackout will start at 7:00 a.m. and will last until 5:00 p.m. Tudio explained this is not because of insufficient power supply, but...
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23May2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, May 23 (PIA) -– Villanueva town has a new school. This came after the Department of Education (DepEd) approved the creation of said school in response to the growing student population in the area. Mayor Juliet Uy led recently the groundbreaking of the Tambobong-Balacanas National High School (TBNHS) in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. TBNHS has now a total of three secondary schools in Villanueva. Energy firm STEAG State Power Inc (SPI), which owns and operat...
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22May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 22 (PIA) -- The city council of Kidapawan recently passed a resolution endorsing the construction of another geothermal power plant in Barangay Ilomavis. The same resolution also authorized the local chief executive to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) that operates the first two geothermal plants in the area. Signing of the MoA is required before the EDC could start construction of the third geothermal plant in M...
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22May2012KORONADAL CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- Over an hour of power interruption occurred in the service areas of Cotabato Electric Cooperative or COTELCO, May 21. The electric cooperative immediately explained that the primary cause of the brownout was the uprooted Marang tree which hit the 69KV line or much known as the Mount Apo line of COTELCO. In an interview, COTELCO spokesperson Vincent Lore Baguio said that the power interruption took long since there was a delay in finding the affected electric l...
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20May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, May 20 (PIA) -- The power outage being experienced in certain parts of Mindanao had been engendering suggestions and opinions from different sectors. Government is open to all these calls and studying all options closely. From Negros Oriental, the governor, on his part, suggested finding additional or alternative sources of electricity to address the power crisis in Mindanao. Governor Roel Degamo said an immediate alternative power source is critical in address...
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19May2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 19 (PIA) -- Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. and the municipality of Kitaotao is now working to develop a hydroelectric plant, which would help ease nagging problems on power shortage in Mindanao every summer season. Gregorio Jabonillo, Hedcor’s Vice President for Business Development, said this run-of-river hydroelectric project will harness the Sita and Simod rivers in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, as a source of power with a combined installed capacity of 28.2 megawatts. ...
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18May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has expressed its support to the move of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) for the creation of Mindanao Power Corporation (MinPoCor). “We are one with the MinDA in this proposal,” said Ricardo C. Juliano, PCCI Vice President for Mindanao. He said the Agus-Pulangi hydro plants are Mindanao’s patrimony and it should be in government hands. MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino told members ...
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17May2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 17 (PIA) -- The inflation rate in the province of Leyte was posted at 2.9 percent in March this year, recording the seventh successive decline in inflation rate since September 2011, the Leyte Provincial Statistics Office here said. The 2.9 percent inflation rate of the province in March 2012 indicates that the general price levels of goods and services in Leyte were higher by 2.9 percent, compared to the price levels during the same period the previous year. A 0.6-pe...
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15May2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, May 15 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) restored power transmission services in the affected areas of Pampanga during the weekend, after re-energizing the Hermosa-Guagua 69-kV transmission line. NGCP Regional Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Officer for North Luzon Lilibeth Gaydowen said that portions of Pampanga Electric Cooperative II and San Fernando Electric Lights and Power Corporation franchise area experienced the ...
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15May2012CAUAYAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration and SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) partner anew as SNAP bagged the contract to purchase the generated energy of the Baligatan Hydro-Electric Power Plant (BHEPP) in Barangay Aguinaldo, Ramon, Isabela. SNAP Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio said they are glad to get the Baligatan contract. “The first thing we will do once everything has been settled is check if there are other developments which could be done to improve the...
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14May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 14 (PIA6) -- Capiz PhilHealth Information Officer Mary Jane Amigo reported that their agency hired and deployed four nurses, effective May 2, in the various accredited hospitals under its Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) project in Capiz. She explained that the hired registered nurses will assist the health insurance members in the availment of their benefits and privileges while they are admitted in the hospitals. Amigo pointed out that of th...
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14May2012KITAOTAO, Bukidnon, May 14 -- The Hydro Electric Development Corporation (HEDCOR) and barangay councils of Barangay Kipilas and Barangay Sinuda, in Kitaotao town, this province, recently signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the proposed run-of-river Sita-Simod Hydroelectric Power Project. Engr. Gregorio Jabonillo, HEDCOR Vice President for Business Development, said the agreement cited HEDCOR’s operations expansion, to harness the water running from the Sita and Simod Rivers in Kit...
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11May2012LEGAZPI CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- As kite-flying season reaches its peak this summer, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) reminds the public to avoid flying kites especially in areas near high voltage facilities such as transmission lines and substations. One major concern of the NGCP is the occurrence of electrocution incidents due to kite flying since most children are on vacation resort to this past time. Reports of kite strings getting entangled to the conductors and insula...
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09May2012CEBU CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) maninguha sa pagpa-usbaw ug pagpalambo sa mga kababayen-ang mga organisasyon alang sa kalamboan sa tibuok nasud. Si TESDA director general Joel Villanueva mituo sa kabililhon sa mga kababayen-an sa pagpausbaw sa kalamboan sa nasud. Nagkanayon si Villanueva nga gikinahanglan sa mga kababayen-an nga mahatagan sa oportunidad ug luna aron sila makapasundayag sa ilang mga abilidad, kapasidad ug kahanas sa pa...
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08May2012ILAGAN, Isabela, May 8 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) set a scheduled power interruption in some parts of the province particularly in some areas being served by the Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) I. In a notice released by NGCP through its North Luzon corporate communications office, the power interruption will be experienced on May 9 from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., and in May 10 on the same schedule. Lilybeth P. Gaydowen, North Luzon corporate communi...
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08May2012DAVAO CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board of Directors held a special meeting recently in Davao City to formally support the creation of a Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) and one-stop shop processing center (OSSPC). In a press release, MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino said that they are grateful to the President for the time and effort he exerted to reach out to the people of Mindanao and for providing an opportunity for various sectors to be h...
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08May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 8 (PIA) -- To institute immediate measures in addressing Mindanao’s power situation, the government is looking into tapping existing power plants in the island. In a press conference last week at the Philippine Information Agency 10 office, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Spokesperson and Head of Communications and Media Affairs Romeo Montenegro said this was one of the measures agreed on the recently concluded Mindanao Power Summit in Davao. ...
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07May2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, May 7 (PIA) -- The entire province of Ifugao will have a day of power interruption tomorrow for the repair of some facilities, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced. Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, Regional Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Officer for NGCP North Luzon, said the power interruption on May 8 would start from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. “This is due to their annual preventive maintenance and testing of power equipment at the Lagawe sub-sta...
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06May2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 6 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is informing those concerned about the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in some parts of the province of Leyte on May 8, Tuesday. In a message sent, Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer for the Visayas, informed that on May 8, for about 20 minutes between 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., power interruption will be experienced by the consumers in the franchise area of Leyte V Elec...
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06May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Some areas under the coverage of Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative 11 (Noreco 2) experienced the unplanned power interruption on May 3 which lasted from 9:18 a.m. to 9:38 a.m; while electric consumers of Negros Oriental I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO I) were also affected by the brownout from 9:18 a.m. to 11:11 a.m. Reports indicated that the said outage was due to a coconut branch that was blown over the conductors at Tomogong, Bais City. The National G...
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06May2012CEBU CITY, May 6 (PIA) ---TESDA director general Joel Villanueva says that the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will contribute to the empowerment of women by being a conduit to several women organizations in the country . Villanueva said TESDA aims to promote women empowerment as it believes in the value and worth of women in promoting progress and development of a country. He added that women play a crucial role in the country’s development. "There is a need fo...
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04May2012DAVAO CITY, May 4 (PIA) -- Acting on President Benigno Aquino’s directive to address the power crisis in Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board of Directors held a special meeting to formally support the creation of a Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) and one-stop shop processing center (OSSPC). MPMC and the OSSPC are two of the action points identified by President Benigno Aquino III during the Mindanao Power Summit last month. MPMC will be responsible for providing...
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04May2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 4 -- The city of Iligan will not experience rotating brownouts or power curtailment for the entire month of May. City Councilor Moises Dalisay, Jr., Committee Chair on Water and Energy, said Treasure Steelworks Incorporated (TSI) again allowed Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI) the use of its 10 megawatts of unused power. This is in accordance with an existing agreement between the city of Iligan, National Power Corporation, National Grid Corporation of...
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03May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Members of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Board has approved the formation of the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee by way of a resolution during its meeting last week. This was disclosed by Romeo Montenegro of MinDA in today’s “Talakayan sa PIA,” held at the Philippine Information Agency, here. The committee will be chaired by MinDA and to be composed of representatives from the Department of Energy, consumer group, business sector, an...
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03May2012MANILA, May 2 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag-inagurar karong adlawa, Miyerkules sa Solonga ug Hitoma 1 Hydroelectric Power Plants ug ang bag-ong radar tower station sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) sa Bato, Catanduanes. Diha sa pag-abot sa Presidente, si Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo mi-asister sa iya sa pagbukhad sa marker sa bag-ong radar station sa Cartanduanes. Ang Presidente paga-istoryahan usab bahi...
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02May2012QUEZON CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Two power projects that will help address the country’s energy supply requirements have been recently approved by the Board of Investments (BOI), aligned with the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan of the government meant to attract investments in key industries to achieve inclusive growth. In a news release, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Adrian Cristobal Jr. said that it is the BOI’s goal to ensure that approved inv...
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02May2012ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PIA 6) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) started today, May 2, the deployment of nurses under the PhilHealth Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) to various accredited hospitals nationwide. In Region 6, PhilHealth Head, Dr. Dennis Mas, said there are 33 nurses hired and deployed as permanent CARES to 18 Tertiary Level hospitals and the remaining will be on roving to Levels I and II government hospitals. There are 530 reg...
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28Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 28 (PIA) -- AboitizPower and Therma Marine Inc. (TMI) did not refuse to deliver power to Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) nor did they impose P16.11 per kwh rate on the cooperative, Cotelco General Manager Godofredo Homez said. Last Wednesday, several radio stations and newspapers reported that negotiations between Cotelco and TMI for a 8-MW supply of electricity have stalled because the latter would charge Cotelco P16.11/kw...
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28Apr2012BALER, Aurora, April 28 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has announced that another power interruption will be experienced by the residents of Aurora and parts of Nueva Ecija on May 3. According to the NGCP, the power failure is due to the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities on May 3 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The affected distribution utility (DU) is the Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO). NGCP said the temporary power shutdown is to...
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28Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- The President is earnest in looking for a solution to the Mindanao power crisis, according to Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) Secretary Luwalhati Antonino during an interview with the Davao media last April 20. Antonino said that the President contacted her shortly after the power summit to discuss the power problem. Among the recommendations pushed by Mindanao stakeholders during the power summit held last April 13 at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao was the ...
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27Apr2012CALAMBA, Misamis Occidental, April 26 (PIA) -– Negotiations are underway for the Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative (MOELCI) 1 based in Barangay Magcamiguing, this town, to purchase energy load from another source, aside from the National Power Corporation. This, to lessen the 17-hour electric power interruption, from 7:00a.m. to 12:00 midnight, that MOELCI 1 has imposed, on a rotating basis, in their franchise coverage which include the towns of Aloran, Lopez Jaena, Plaridel, Calamba, B...
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27Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 27 (PIA) --The local power distribution utility in Surigao del Sur is optimistic that the power crisis in Mindanao can be addressed fairly. Iglorio Hinayon, General Manager of Surigao del Sur Electric Cooperative II, said the proposal of putting up a Mindanao Power Commission (MPC) under Mindanao Development Authority has already reached Malacañang, adding that the legality of the move is now under study. He cited that stakeholders, primarily the Associat...
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27Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 27 (PIA6) -- Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said local government units (LGUs) play a key role in the search for power stability in the country. In an interview over DYKB-RPN 8 recently as part of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office’ road show in Western Visayas, Lacierda, who was with Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte, explained it is the LGUs that will approve the necessary permits, which is one of the first crucial steps in ...
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26Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 26 (PIA) -- Mindanao’s power situation needs to be addressed collectively according to location of the generation plants, a Department of Energy official said. “The enforcement of 25 percent retention of power generation to host communities necessitates the proportionate reduction of power in other areas and will all the more worsen the situation,” Asirit said in text message to PIA-12 Director Olivia Sudaria yesterday, when asked...
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25Apr2012KALIBO, Aklan, April 24 (PIA6) -- Thousands of jobs await Aklanons in the jobs fair on April 27 at the ABL Sports Complex here. The event is sponsored by the Provincial Government through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO). The jobs fair is one of the major activities of Aklan in celebration of its 56th anniversary as a province. The jobs fair offers positions for nurses, laboratory technologists, dental assistants, electricians, heavy equipment drivers, caregivers, cooks, carpen...
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25Apr2012ALICIA, Isabela, April 25 (PIA) -- Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) I member-consumers are assured by management that there will be cut in power rate this month of April due to the decrease in generation charge from power producers. Virgilio Montano, ISELCO I general manager, said all member-consumers of ISELCO I can avail of the P.54 centavos per kilowatt hour from electric bills of residential consumers, P.57 centavos per kilowatt hour for commercial consumers and P.63 centavos per kilo...
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24Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 24 (PIA6) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III is not thinking of using nuclear energy and would rather opt for renewable alternative sources of power instead, said Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda. Lacierda, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail, Valte and their Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office staff were in Bacolod City recently for a communications roadshow to present the accomplishments of the Aquino administration. “Cur...
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21Apr2012LAOAG CITY, April 21 (PIA) –- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is set to switch on the expanded Luzon Substation in this city on April 25, 2012 to meet Ilocos Norte’s increasing power demand. Components of the project include the upgrading of the existing 70-megavolt ampere (MVA) load capacity of Laoag Substation to 100-MVA and its associated equipment. The expansion program is also meant to make the province’s power supply more reliable given its present system ...
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20Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- An unannounced power interruption hit Dumaguete City and its neighboring municipalities for almost an hour last Wednesday. The unplanned power interruption affected electric consumers of Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO II) starting 5:13 pm until 6:05 pm. Consequently, daily operation of electric consumers in the city as well as in the province were disrupted. According to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Visayas ...
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20Apr2012BALER, Aurora, April 20 (PIA) -- The provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija are set to experience a power interruption on Tuesday, April 24. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) disclosed that Nueva Ecija will experience power failure from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Affected distribution utility (DU) is the Nueva Ecija I Electric Cooperative (NEECO I) San Isidro and Gapan Substations while at 6:00 AM-6:30 AM and 5:30 PM-6:00 PM the affected DU is the Nueva Ecija II Electric Cooperative ...
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18Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 18 (PIA) -- Nailayan kanu kapiya sa 2nd Gov. Lala Mendoza Summer Kids Peace Camp sa Kabacan, North Cotabato kanu niya padian su martial art a pidtelu a Kuntaw Silat. Inidsinantal ni Zaynab Ampatuan, executive director nu Moro People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerment, Inc. (Moro People’s CORE) a sakanin ban to e nanguna kanu presentasyon, su Kuntaw Silat na isa a self- defense style a ganat sa China a inisampay kanu Indonesia taman sa n...
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18Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is undertaking various transmission projects in Panay to develop and strengthen its power grid. In a media release, NGCP spokesperson Elmer Cruz said among the on-going projects in Panay is Phase I of the Negros-Panay Interconnection Uprating Project, expected to be completed in July 2012. Cruz said this project involves the expansion of Dingle substation, the construction of the New Barotac Viejo substati...
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17Apr2012LAOAG CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- Power system in North Luzon will be made more reliable with the completion of the Luzon Substation Expansion I project in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. According to information officer Lilibeth Gaydowen, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines is committed to address the increasing power demand in North Luzon. The project which began on September 2010 is set to be energized on April 25, 2012. Components of the project include upgrading of the existing 70-me...
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17Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said Tuesday it is putting up solar-powered plants in agrarian reform areas nationwide as part of the Aquino administration’s effort to provide cheaper and cleaner electricity in the countryside. DAR also said it is offering an attractive rental package to a number of agrarian reform beneficiaries, who are willing to lease out their farms in areas where solar-powered plants could be built. Agrarian Reform Secretary Gil...
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17Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 17 (PIO) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III promised to look into recommendations made by leading Mindanao leaders to solve the power crisis in the island. Among the proposals made by the Mindanao Confederation of Mayors and Governors (Confed) are the review of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) and deferment of the privatization of the Agus and Pulangi hydropower plants. He assured the multi-sectoral participants during the recent Mindanao Power Summit in D...
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16Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 16 (PIA) -- The electric power plants of Northern Mindanao have an installed capacity of 1.063.70 megawatts (MW) with a dependable capacity of 791.87 MW last year. This actually represent 57.95 percent of the Mindanao Power Grid’s installed capacity of 1,835.48 MW and 63.90 percent of its dependable capacity of 1,239.25MW, Engr. Leon Dacanay, Jr., Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10, said. Dacanay said ...
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16Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, April 16 (PIA) -- The first and second districts of the province of Tarlac will go through a 10-hour power interruption on the Wednesday, April 18 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. National Grid Corporation Philippines (NGCP) - North Luzon Corporate Communication Division Lilibeth Gaydowen disclosed that “affected distribution utility are the Tarlac Electric Cooperative I (TERELCO I) and Tarlac Electric Incorporated (TEI).” “This is because of the annual Preve...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday said the Mindanao needs a more diverse mix of energy sources if the demand of power supply cannot rely anymore on the existing hydro-power to provide the base load of the entire island. Speaking before the stakeholders during the Mindanao Power Summit in Waterfront Insular Hotel here, the President said the Mindanao is relying on hydropower for more than half of its consistent consumption, the base load, which is not sustai...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY April 14 (PIA) -- Provincial chief executives in Mindanao expressed hope that the power summit can bridge stakeholders in Mindanao with the national government in addressing its power woes. “The summit is important because there is a lack of communications between the national government and the Local Government Units and the stakeholders.” Says Governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo of the Lanao del Norte Province. The Mindanao Power Summit held yesterday gathered about 300 particip...
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13Apr2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 13 (PIA) – A total of 165,540,455 kilowatts per hour (kwh) of electric energy was purchased by Misamis Occidental from the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), last year. This is 2.54 percent higher compared to the 161,444,377 kwh purchased by the province from NGCP, during the previous year, Director Leon M. Dacanay, Jr. of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10, said. Data gathered by NEDA-10 show that Misamis ...
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13Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 13 (PIA) -- Ang Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) II, dinhi sa siyudad sa Ozamiz, malaumon nga kining mga brown-out nga nasinati karon sa katawhan sa mga lugar nga ilang giserbisyuhan mahimong mahunong na gumikan sa pagtabang nga himoon sa gobyerno. Kini ang gipahayag ni Jemilo L. Pelimer, ang General Manager sa MOELCI II, kinsa miingon nga padayon nilang gi-patuman ang inadlaw nga puli-puling pagkapalong sa suga nga dagitabnon sa mg...
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13Apr2012Quezon City, Abril 13 (PIA) -- Pormal na inilunsad ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang “Barangay Power 2012: Malinis, Kanais-nais” contest nitong umaga sa programang Communications and News and Exchange (CNEX) Forum. Layunin ng nasabing paligsahan ng mga barangay na mabigyang parangal ang mga pinakamalinis at may pinakamaayos at pinakamalilikhaing pamamaraan at ideya pagdating sa Solid Waste Management. “Panahon na upang ang mga batas ay maipatupad. Kasama ng Department of...
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13Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 12 (PIA) -- Hindi pabor si Koronadal City Peter B. Miguel sa mungkahing paglalagay ng planta nukleyar sa Lake Sebu upang makatulong matugunan ang problema sa kakulangan ng suplay na kuryente sa Mindanao. Kamakailan, bumisita sa South Cotabato si dating Pangasinan 5th District Representative Mark Cojuangco at iprinesenta sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang panukalang pagtatayo ng nuclear power plant sa Lake Sebu na aniya’y mas ...
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13Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aprill 13 (PIA) -- Energy Undersecretary Ina Asirit said Mindanao needs additional generation capacity to address the power insufficiency that it currently faces. In a radio interview on last Tuesday on Meet the Press, a regular radio program of Philippine Information Agency 12 with Director Olivia Sudaria as anchor, Usec. Asirit emphasized the need for Mindanao to come up with additional power source to solve the energy crisis. Mindanao is dependent on hydropower plants ...
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13Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 13 (PIA) -- The Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) II, here, is hopeful that the power interruptions will stop once the government will implement measures to solve the present power crisis in Mindanao. This optimism is shared by Jemilo L. Pelimer, General Manager of MOELCI II, who said they have continued to implement the daily rotational brown-out in their service or franchise areas, starting last March 1 up to April 15, this year, as ...
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13Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III is set to meet the power industry stakeholders from different regions in Mindanao today in the Mindanao Power Summit at Waterfront Insular Hotel, this city. Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, in a press conference held yesterday, April 12, confirmed the attendance of President Aquino in the summit organized by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) today. "The President wants to find solutions to this power problem as fast as w...
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12Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III has instructed the energy department to solve the power crisis at the soonest time possible without sacrificing the future. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jose Rene Almendras today said in press conference today in Davao City that the President has instructed him to focus on identifying and providing solutions to the Mindanao power crisis. The DOE chief stressed, however, that the President wants a solution that will not "jeopar...
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12Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- Officials in South Cotabato hope tomorrow’s Energy Summit in Davao City would end with solutions that would address the power crisis in Mindanao. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel, and South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) General Manager Santiago Tudio said they will be attending the summit. South Cotabato First District Representative, Daisy Avance-Fuentes...
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12Apr2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga April 12 (PIA) -- A total of 96 out-of-school youths (OSYs) and adults including a technical sergeant of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Weather Group joined the roster of the province’s available manpower resources for gainful employment as they completed four technical skills courses offered by the Pampanga provincial government. Francis Maslog, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Manpower Training Center (PMTC) said that 15 of the graduates successfully finis...
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12Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) announced today that preparations are being firmed up for the scheduled largest gathering of power industry stakeholders from all across Mindanao on Friday in Davao.MIn Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chair of MinDA, said that based on latest confirmations, around 300 to 350 delegates are expected to attend the event. MinDA is organizing the summit in collaboration with the Department of Energy. “The Power Summit acco...
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10Apr2012AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- Responding to the call of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) convened leader-members of the cooperative to organize the multi-sectoral electrification advisory council (MSEAC). This was to give space for the member-consumers to participate in addressing the power crises that Mindanao is now facing. In order to realize the creation of the council, a one-day congress was called. It was participat...
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06Apr2012BUTUAN CITY, April 6 (PIA) – To update the member-consumers of the Agusan del Norte Electric Cooperative (ANECO) on the power crisis in Mindanao, a Power Forum was conducted recently at the ANECO Multi-Purpose Hall, this city with participants from the government agencies, business sector, local tri-media, and private individuals. During the power forum, 1st District Butuan City-Las Nieves Cong. Jose Aquino II also shared his ideas and answered some questions asked by the attendees. Aquino ...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, Apr. 04 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy has assured energy stakeholders in Mindanao that the government is taking its best efforts in addressing the power situation in the island. DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit made the assurance in the Mindanao Energy Stakeholders Meeting on Tuesday here, as she presented DOE’s undertakings and recommended solutions to improve the power supply in Mindanao. Asirit told power distributors and electric cooperatives across Mindanao of...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Power consumers in Mindanao may only have to pay additional 50 to 80 centavos per kWh to their electricity cost as electric cooperatives have started getting supply from power barges like Therma Marine. During the stakeholders’ meeting initiated by the Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday at the Grand Regal Hotel, this city, Energy Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit explained that consumers will only have to pay a very minimal additional amount from the gene...
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04Apr2012DAVAO CITY, Apr. 04 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) is pushing for a power generation mix in Mindanao to assure reliable base load for a sufficient power supply in the island. DOE Undersecretary Josefina Patricia Asirit raised the need for the generation blend system in obtaining power sources, saying that 56 percent of Mindanao source is dependent on hydro power which she said is “unfortunately not a reliable base load.” Asirit explained that water could not be taken as base l...
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02Apr2012CEBU CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Cebu City Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young led city officials and other multi-sectoral participants for the ceremonial power switch-off in observance of the Earth Hour campaign here last Saturday, March 31 at the Plaza Independencia. The biggest volume of attendees came from the Aboitiz Group of Companies with over 330 participants that include from the Visayan Electric Company and the Metaphil Export. An estimated over 500 crowd gathered at the Plaza Independencia mo...
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01Apr2012ILOILO CITY, Apr. 1 (PIA) – Ilonggo women are getting more empowered and able to cope with climate change by becoming more informed and educated on it, according to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). Ma. Aletha A. Nogra OCD-6 Training head said because of the new law on disaster risk reduction and mitigation, the women sectors have been part of planning and implementing disaster preparedness programs in their localities. Nogra, who was guest during the weekly cable TV program “Hangpanay...
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30Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 30 (PIA) -- The Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) said that it has still enough embedded power to assure its consumers of continuous power in its franchise areas. Bobby Orig, DLPC executive vice-president said that only two areas in Mindanao are not experiencing rotational brownouts and these are the cities of Cotabato and Davao. He attributes these to the standby power of its utility firms. DLPC taps 42.5 Megawatts from the Sibulan Hydropower plant, 4.5 megawatts from the...
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29Mar2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, March 29 (PIA) -- National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board recently approved the second phase irrigation component of the Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP) of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) that is set to benefit key farmlands in Central Luzon. In a statement, the NEDA Board said, “the P7.054 billion project will provide full irrigation services to an additional 20,321 hectares in the towns of Anao, Ramos,...
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29Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 29 -- President Aquino will meet with power industry stakeholders in Mindanao, scheduled in Davao City after the Holy Week to firm up parallel tracks of immediate and medium- to long-term solutions to the Mindanao power problem. This was announced yesterday by Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chair Luwalhati Antonino in a press release, saying that the President wants to personally convey specific measures taken by the government and the proposed steps needed to...
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27Mar2012MAKATI CITY, Mar. 27 (PIA) --The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation has moved the bidding date to May 16 for the diesel-fired Power Barge (PB) Nos. 101, 102, 103 and 104. According to PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma, Jr., PSALM decided to extend the bid submission deadline by another month upon the request of the bidders who are still conducting due diligence on the power barges. The 11 bidders were formally informed of the ne...
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26Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- Energy conservation should start in villages and the local officials should be examples to their constituents, said a DOE officer. Senior Science Research Specialist Genevieve Almonares, of the Department of Energy, said barangay officials play an important role in informing their constituents on how to save energy. Almonares was with the DOE-World Wildlife Fund (WWF) team that facilitated a seminar on Energy Efficiency and Conservation with the Philippine In...
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26Mar2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- The impending power crisis in the city will take its toll on the production of canned sardines, Industrial Group of Zamboanga Inc., President Engr. George Ledesma said. To somehow lessen the impact of the power shortage, Ledesma asked local power provider to inform them in advance of the schedules of power interruptions. “We asked them to give us advance notice for us to avoid disruptions during production process,” Ledesma pointed. With the present power...
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22Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation is negotiating a six-month operation and maintenance service contract (OMSC) for the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC) with the SPC Power Corporation (SPC), pending the conduct of the second round of bidding for a one-year OMSC. In a news release, PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. said the negotiated procurement for SPC's services to oper...
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22Mar2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 22 -- Human mihatag ang Treasure Steel Corporation sa ilang wala gamita nga 10 megawatt nga kuryente, nagpinirmahay na usab kagahapon ang Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI) ug ang Mabuhay Vinyl Corp. (MVC) alang sa ipahulam sa naulahi nga four megawatts. Kini maoy gibalita kagahapon ni Konsehal Moises Dalisay, Jr., committee chairman on energy sa konseho, atol sa regular nga session sa mga lokal nga magbabalaod ning siyudad. Matud pa ...
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21Mar2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, March 21 (PIA) -- Justice Secretary Leila De Lima conferred yesterday the Gawad Medalyang Ginto 2012 to the most exemplary Bulakenyas at the Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center here, stressing the “immortal” achievements of heroines from the province. Gracing as the guest speaker for the event in line with the observation of the International Women’s Month, De Lima said she was reminded of history lessons which tell the accomplishments of Bulak...
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20Mar2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, March 20 (PIA) -- A team of environmentalists and the National Power Corporation (NPC) will conduct an aerial patrol over the Sierra Madre after tribesmen reported several fissures found in mountains. The aerial survey will be staged in the last week of March or early April to account the cracks as reported by Dumagat tribesmen, said Martin Francisco, head of the Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society, Inc (SSMES). Francisco said that a kilometer-lon...
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18Mar2012DUMAGUETE CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- Power outage experienced recently in parts of Negros Oriental was reportedly caused by a private vehicle that accidentally hit the wires that support one of the transmission structures in barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete City. National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Visaysas Communication Officer Elmer Cruz said the incident caused the tripping of the Amlan-Siaton 69kV transmission line. However, Cruz said the NGCP restored the power t...
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17Mar2012QUEZON CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- To further reduce the transport sector’s contribution to climate change, the government yesterday launched the electric bus (eBus) which is designed to run on batteries. The launch of the battery-powered bus was made possible through the program ‘Victory Against Climate Change,’ a partnership between the Climate Change Commission and Victory Liner, one of the leading transportation operators in the country. “The target...
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13Mar2012DAVAO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- Electric cooperatives in Mindanao are meeting today with the Department of Energy and the Mindanao Development Authority to come up with an immediate workable solution on the problem of power in this side of the country. A representative from the Department of Energy, members of the Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO) and Mindanao Development Authority Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino will lay down issues and possible solutions ...
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13Mar2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, March 13 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Bulacan has awarded on Monday the ‘Gawad Medalyang Ginto’ to the most outstanding women in the province at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium. Justice Secretary Leila De Lima graced the event which is themed “Bulakenya: Kayang-kaya Kung Sama-sama” in line with the celebration of the International Women’s Month this March. Eva Fajardo, chairman of the Panlalawigang Komisyon para sa ...
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13Mar2012MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, March 13 (PIA) -- Scuba diving experts who inspected the condition of the 13.2-KV line submarine cable along the coastline of Barangay Liong in Guinsiliban found four dislodged strands of armor protection wires, possibly due to constant rubbing of the cable against coral reefs and pebbles or by intentional cutting to use it for fishing gear. The team likewise found part of the cable hit by an anchor as the area is often made as hiding place of fishing boats when wave...
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12Mar2012Quezon City, March 12 (PIA 4B) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on 13 February granted Certificate of Compliance (COC) to Cummins Sales and Services Philippines, Inc.’s (CSSPI) for its 920-kW Modular Diesel Power Plant located in Roxas, Palawan. The ERC’s evaluation of the applications of CSSPI and Hastings ascertained the company’s capabilities to adhere to technical and environmental standards set to operate power plants as prescribed under ERC’s Revis...
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12Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 12 (PIA IVB) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved on January 24 the application for the issuance of a certificate of compliance (COC) of Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO) for its 2.175-MW Linao-Cawayan mini-hydroelectric power plant (LCMHPP), and awarded on March 2. The approval of the COC to ORMECO assures that the power plant is reliable to provide communities and investors in the area continuous supply of electricity. Likewise econo...
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11Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- In addition to being gender sensitive, a Guimaras officer said the provincial government has seen to it that its women are empowered to participate in local governance. Guimaras Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Elena Baylon said its women legislators and wives of local officials have organized themselves to help the Guimaras Women Crisis Center by involving themselves in counseling of battered women and victims of abuse. Moreover,...
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11Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 11 (PIA) -- In support to the Philippine Millennium Development Goal No. 3 on promoting gender equality and empowering women, the Spanish international non-government organization Paz y Desarrollo (PyD) partnered with government agencies to capacitate and develop the women and encourage their participation in civil and political agenda. During the briefing workshop conducted recently at the National Economic and Development Authority (NED...
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10Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 10 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) scheduled another power interruption in the provinces of Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya on March 13. Lilibeth Gaydowen, NGCP North Luzon corporate communications officer, said the power interruption will start from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. to provide sufficient time for the NGCP technical personnel in resuming their wiring, final testing, and commissioning works for the new substation equ...
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10Mar2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 10 (PIA) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) expects the Congress to discuss on Tuesday, March 13, issues and possible immediate actions to address rotating brownouts in several areas of Mindanao due to supply shortages. According to its press statement, M...
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10Mar2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, Mar.10 (PIA) -- The National Power Grid Corporation (NGCP) has announced power shutdown in several of its transmission facilities in the entire provinces of Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya on March 13. Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, NGCP North Luzon corporate communications officer, said the power interruption on Tuesday will be from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the wiring, final testing and commissioning of a new substation equipment at Bayombong Substation. Sh...
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09Mar2012QUEZON CITY, Mar. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) belied reports that there is a power shortage in the Visayan region. In a press release, the DOE said that the Visayas islands can produce 1, 757 megawatts of power, while its year-to-date peak demand registered at only 1,375 megawatts. The available power supply in the region far exceeds its overall demand from January to March this year, leaving a reserve power supply of around 380 megawatts readily available for the whole Vi...
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07Mar2012CEBU CITY March 7 (PIA) -- Gender equality and women empowerment advocacy have gotten a boost as the Philippines has been recognized as one of the leading countries in the world that has achieved the goal promoting women’s issues and welfare. SIDLAK – Gender Research Center Coordinator (GRC-7) Dr. Rhodora Bucoy said this during the recent Kapihan sa PIA that tackled issues on women in relation to the celebration of Women’s Month with the theme, “Women Withering...
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07Mar2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 7 (PIA) –National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) south Luzon communications head Nelson Bautista confirmed the power interruption that will take place April 1, 15 and 27 between 6 am to 6 pm in areas covered by the Batangas II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC II). According to Bautista, the power interruption is due to the annual preventive maintenance to the sub-station equipment and connecting lines done occasionally to give better service to t...
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07Mar2012DIPOLOG CITY, MAR. 7(PIA)---Gimugna karon sa Regional Development Committee sa National Economic Development Authority Board ang Special Committee for Mindanao Power, atubangan sa panginahanglan nga magbutang ug malungtarong tinubdan sa supply sa kuryente para sa Mindanao. Si Socio-economic Planning Secretary ug RDCom Chair Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr., nagkanayon nga espesyal nga komiti maoy tahasan paghimo ug rekomendasyon alang sa kasulbaran sa problema sa enerhiya, ilabi na limitadong ...
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04Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- The Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI) II apologized to its consumers for the almost daily power interruption. Jemilo Pelimer, MOELCI II general manager, said these curltailments are caused by the power shortage from the Hydro-Electric Power Plant of the National Power Corporation (Napocor) in Pulangi, Bukidnon, adding that they do not know when the curtailments...
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03Mar2012ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao, March 3 (PIA) -- The National Power Grid Corporation (NGCP) has announced the power shutdown in several of its transmission facilities in the entire provinces of Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya on March 6. Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, NGCP North Luzon Corporate Communications Officer said the power interruption on Tuesday will be from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the repair and maintenance of substation equipment at Bayombong substation in Nueva Vizcaya. She is advising ...
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03Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 3 (PIA) -- Nueva Vizcaya recently received financial assistance from SN Aboitiz, which operates the Magat Hydropower Plant between Ramon, Isabela and Alfonso Lista in Ifugao. Engr. Wilhelmino Ferrer, SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP)-Magat branch manager, personally handed the check to Governor Luisa Cuaresma amounting to P1.2 million to assist the provincial government in its efforts to boost local tourism in the province. She also assured the officials o...
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02Mar2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 2 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III led the ceremonial switch-on of the 2.1-megawatt Linao Cawayan Mini-Hydro Power Plant at the main office of the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO), Barangay Sta. Isabel, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. The ceremonial switch-on signified the commencement of the full operation of the power plant facility, as the required by Certificate of Compliance or the authority to operate from the ERC, ...
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02Mar2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 2 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will inaugurate the 2.1 megawatt Linao Cawayan Mini Hydro power plant today at around 10:00 a.m. Although the powerplant is located within the Linao Cawayan River in the municipality of San Teodoro, the inauguration will be held in the compound of Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) in Sta. Isabel, Calapan city. The president will lead the Ceremonial Switch-On of the 45 Sitios under the Sit...
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01Mar2012LEGAZPI CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Catanduanes is putting in place a housing program featuring weather-resistant houses powered by renewable energy. “We are initiating the implementation of the housing project that would provide affordable and safe homes to government employees and Home Development Mutual Fund (PagIbig) members in the province,” Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua told the Philippines News Agency here over the weekend. ...
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01Mar2012DUMAGUETE C ITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has restored power transmission services in parts of Negros Oriental on February 28 after re-energizing the Amlan-Siaton 69kV transmission line. Electric consumers of Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO II) experienced the unplanned power interruption which lasted from 12:07p.m. to 1:43p.m. on that day. Reports indicate that an unidentified person intentionally cut...
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29Feb2012
Hiligaynon news: Mayor sang Koronadal City nagpasalamat sa pagsaulog sang EDSA sa bug-os nga pungsod
KORONADAL CITY Peb. 29 -- Sa isa ka programa sa radyo sang ciudad, nagpasalamat si Koronadal City mayor Dr. Peter B. Miguel sa natabo nga 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution kay ini suno pa niya ang naghatag sang dalan sang pagpanumbalik sang demokrasya sang pungsod. Kaupod sang pagsaulog sa Metro Manila sa ika-26th anibersaryo sang EDSA 1, ginistorya sang mayor sa nasambit nga programa sa isa ka lokal nga istasyon sang radyo sang Sabado, Pebrero a-25 tuig 2012 ang iya mga... -
29Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- A Cagayan Valley power firm here recently bagged four awards during the 47th Anvil awarding ceremonies at Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City. The SNAP Group, and its principal SN Power of Norway, won an excellence award for i-Travel SAFE, their transportation safety campaign for their employees. SNAP-Benguet also won an Excellence award for its Ambuklao hydroelectric power plant inaugural coffee table book “Renewable Energy for a Renew...
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28Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) will be tapping the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) directly as its source of generated power in a bid to lessen the cost of electric consumption billed to its users. According to SOLECO Caretaker Archie Salazar, energy derived from WESM was much cheaper compared with the one they are currently buying, a factor for their current charge at P8.30 per kilowatt-hour. In an i...
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27Feb2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 27 -- Nearly 1,500 mahogany seedlings were planted on Saturday along Mandulog River in Barangay San Roque, as Iligan City simultaneously observed the Iligan Love Month and the 26th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. This year’s theme of the People Power Revolution’s “Anong Taya Mo Para sa Pilipinas Natin?” is a call to action for all Filipinos to participate in nation building, said City Councilor P. Anghay, who represe...
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27Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Prices of goods and services in Eastern Visayas slowed down to 4.0 percent in December last year posting a 0.5 percentage point decrease from 4.5 percent in November 2011, a special release from the regional statistics office here revealed. The three major commodity groups that posted decelerations in inflation rate were exhibited in the rate of price increases in food and non-alcoholic beverages from 5.8 percent in November to 4.9 percent in ...
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25Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Teachers in the island province of Biliran is keeping the memories of EDSA People Power Revolution alive in the minds and hearts of their students. Dr. Roberto Pabilada, Education Supervisor in Social Studies of Department of Education-Biliran in an interview said teachers have integrated discussions of the relevance of the non-violent protest against a dictatorship 26 years ago among their stude...
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25Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 25 (PIA) --- A people power ‘tree planting’ revolution was carried out throughout the province today in line with the commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution and in support to the National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III. It was dubbed as a people power tree planting revolt since all sectors of the society took part in this endeavour of p...
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24Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA6) -- Department of Education-Iloilo city division superintendent Dr Nelly Valerio instructed district supervisors here to have teachers integrate the spirit of the bloodless revolution in lesson plans as the country celebrates the 26th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power. EDSA People Power Revolution took place 26 years ago when today’s students in the elementary and high schools were not even born yet. The four day event happened on F...
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24Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA)-- President Benigno Aquino III will lead the celebration tomorrow of the 26th EDSA People Power anniversary at the People Power monument in EDSA. The event will kick off with a flag raising ceremony and the traditional “Salubungan”. The President will be joined by Vice President Jejomar Binay and othe government officials during the flag raising ceremony. Former President Fidel Ramos, together with Defense Secretary...
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22Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 22 -- More than 700 students from various elementary schools within the host provinces of a power company recently received free school supplies and personal needs. School packs containing reusable cloth bag, brand new slippers, and assorted school supplies were given by the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group to the 420 elementary school children of Planas Elementary School in Ramon, Isabela, and 193 pupils of Namnama Elementary School in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao....
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22Feb2012LUNGSOD NG CABANATUAN, Nueva Ecija, Peb. 22 (PIA) -- Palalaganapin ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang kamalayan hinggil sa pagbibigay galang sa karapatan ng mga kababaihan at kabataan. Ayon kay Sophia Capio, Gender Focal Person sa tanggapan ni Governor Aurelio Umali, nakapaloob sa mga programa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang proteksyon ng mga kababaihan at kabataan kaya isang malaking pagkilos ang kanilang ilulunsad sa ika-8 ng Marso sa Freedom Park tapat ng Old Capitol sa Lungsod Cabanat...
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21Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) plans to form a technical working group to correct errors in textbooks on the first EDSA people power revolution. “It is sad that some books devote only one paragraph about the EDSA,” EPPC chief of staff Celso Santiago. He said there were also some errors in the books. To address this, Santiago said, “The commission is planning to form a technical working group composed of people who...
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21Feb2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- A woman’s rights advocate lawyer believes that a comprehensive reproductive health program in the country can empower women in the country. Development of Active Women in Negros representative Atty. Andrea Si said that the Reproductive Health bill will allow women to have an informed choice on the number of children they want to have. Si cited the plight of many women who have no choice but bear children, sometimes against...
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21Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC) is encouraging everyone to actively participate in the 26th anniversary celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution. According to EPPC Chief-of-Staff Celso Santiago said that the traditional celebration will happen in Manila, but people in provinces are urged to join activities organized by local government units, instead of going to the EDSA shrine. The celebration will center on the theme, “ED...
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21Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The celebration of the 26th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution will be highlighted by honoring volunteers’ efforts in rebuilding the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan after tropical storm Sendong devastated the two cities in Northern Mindanao. In a press statement, the EDSA People Power Commission, in partnership with Pilipinas Natin! will hold a series of events celebrating the 26th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Re...
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19Feb2012MANILA, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- At least 11 investors have signified their intent to participate in the privatization of the diesel-fired Power Barge (PB) Nos. 101, 102, 103 and 104, a statment posted on the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation website (www.psalm.gov.ph) said recently. According to PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr., 11 prospective bidders comprising both local and foreign companies submitted preliminary bidding requiremen...
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18Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, February 18 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation announced the schedule shutdown of several of its transmission facilities on February 18 and 19 in Northern Samar, and parts of Samar and Leyte, respectively. Elmer Cruz, NGCP corporate communications officer for the Visayas, said that on February 18 from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., power shutdown will be experienced in the areas under the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO), in view o...
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18Feb2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, February 18 (PIA) -- In celebration of the nation’s EDSA Revolution victory and National Arts Month, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Committee on Visual Arts is staging the handover ceremony of “The Human Cordon,” a 24” x 30” oil on canvas work which depicts a Filipino family in ‘People Power’ protest. The painting served as the basis for a special postcard which was issued by Philippin...
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16Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- What happens when a soldier who is a staunch advocate for development meets a passionate teacher-innovator? In a far-flung sitios of barangay San Jose here, a soldier whose vision was to touch the lives of people through concretizing developmental projects met a teacher whose passion was to teach, conceptualize, and invent meaningful projects for the less-fortunate. That was how Joint Task Force (JTF) GenSan commander Philippine Army Col. J...
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15Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and a multinational beverage company is set to push for the company’s campaign for the economic empowerment of women. TESDA, together with Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc., dubbed this program as the National Convergence Program on Empowering Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs. This program will train women in basic entrepreneurial skills in accounting, merchandising, invent...
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14Feb2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has restored power transmission services in parts of Negros Oriental that were affected by the recent 6.9 magnitude earthquake. Visayas Corp Communication Officer Elmer Cruz of NGCP said five transmission structures along the Amlan-Bindoy-Guihulngan 69kV transmission line were affected by the calamity. However, Cruz said that despite the aftershocks, heavy rains, damaged bri...
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14Feb2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Feb. 14 -- More villages in Northern Mindanao will soon have access to electricity. This developed after the Department of Energy (DOE) approved the energization of 68 more villages in the region following the allocation of some P24.6 million earmarked from the electrification fund of energy-firm STEAG State Power Inc. (SPI). While DOE indicates that 99.84 percent of Mindanao is already connected in terms of barangay electrification as of November ...
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09Feb2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- As of 9 a.m. today, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has restored power in portions of La Libertad and Jimalalud thru its Bindoy substation. These were the earthquake affected towns. The NGCP line crew continues to bring segments of lightweight steel towers to accessible locations for helicopter hauling later on, according to an NGCP advisory. The NGCP also announced scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission fa...
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09Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, February 9 (PIA) - The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) issued advisories on the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in specific areas of Eastern Visayas. In a statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency, Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer of NGCP said that on February 10, 2012, there will be a power shutdown from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. which will affect the areas under the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOLECO). ...
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07Feb2012DAVAO CITY , Feb 7 (PIA) -- Thirty climbers are all set to hike Mt. Apo, Philippines’ highest peak, on February 10 to 13 for the last climb of the six highest mountains chosen for the Hike for Light, a nationwide campaign aimed to distribute solar-powered energy systems to rural communities in the mountains. After its first climb at Mt. Dulang-Dulang last November 25 to 27 and followed with a climb at Mt. Canlaon, Mt. Majaas, Mt. Pulag, and Mt. Guiting-Guiting, the team le...
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04Feb2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the power outage that hit some parts of Negros Oriental on January 31 was caused by the broken cross arm of one of the structures located in barangay Pantao 2, Bayawan City, Negros oriental. Visayas Corporation Communication Officer Elmer Cruz of NGCP said electric consumers of Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORECO I and NORECO II) experienced the unplanned power interruption tha...
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04Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, February 4 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines(NGCP) will be implementing a power shutdown in the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela in a bid to improve their regular power services. Lilibeth P. Gaydowen, NGCP North Luzon Corporate Communications Officer said the power shutdown on February 7 will start at 8 AM to 6 PM. “This is an annual preventive maintenance and testing of the 40 MVA transformer and its associate...
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02Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb 2 (PIA)--The Department of Energy-Mindanao Field Office (DOE-MFO) cited the importance of power stability and energy conservation for the region’s continued economic advancement. But the agency also said that by empowering the public, they should be educated on the different laws surrounding petroleum products as well as tips on how to conserve energy through a seminar here on Energy Industry Consumers Empowerment on Tuesday (Jan 31). “Th...
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01Feb2012BALER, Aurora, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- A power interruption is scheduled in Aurora and Nueva Ecija on Saturday, Feb.4 as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) serves a notice of the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in the two provinces. Nueva Ecija will experience power failure on Feb. 4, from 7 to 9a.m., 4:30 to 5p.m. and 7 to 9p.m. Affected areas are advised to be prepared of the announced power interruption. Affected distribution u...
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22Jan2012DAVAO CITY, Davao del Sur, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Since the first week of January, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has been advising utilities in the Mindanao grid, including Davao Light & Power Co., of the generation deficiency in Mindanao. NGCP's recent advisory of Jan. 20 indicated it will have to implement a load curtailment of up to 150 MW in the grid in view of the generation deficiency. Davao Light's share of the total curtailment is approximately 30 MW. &n...
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22Jan2012DAVAO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- A public elementary school here that consistently emerged champion in a traditional music feat for two successive years received sets of indigenous musical instruments from a private power company. The Bolton Elementary School of Davao City accepted musical instruments for its music and dance troupe called “Sa Tabok Cultural Dance Ensembles,” as gifts from the Davao Light and Power Co. in December last year. The sets of indigenous instru...
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22Jan2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Following the Department of Energy’s (DOE) affirmation to provide power in all rural areas through a P5-billion fund, a far-flung public elementary school in a mountain village here will now benefit from electricity via free solar panels. The National Power Corporation (NPC) granted the request of Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado in providing electricity and water supply to power-deprived Dike Elementary School in Norzagaray town. NP...
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21Jan2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) served notice of the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities on January 25, 2012 from 4:00 to 6:00 in the morning. The affected distribution utilities (DUs) are Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO), Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NUVELCO), Ifugao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (IFELCO) and Isabela Electric Cooperative I (ISELCO I). Lilibeth Gaydowen, NGC...
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19Jan2012by Lizel S. Macatangay NAGA CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- This city will soon be powered by led solar-powered street lights once the said donation from the Sumai International Corporation from China are properly installed in the thoroughfares of this metropolis. Sumai country manager Oscar Arcilla handed over a total of 20 units of solar-powered steed lights worth P200,000 each to Naga City Mayor John Bongat in a simple turn over ceremony at the City hall early this week. &nb...
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02Jan2012MANILA, Jan 2 (PIA) -- The year 2012 marks the mythical dragon creature. According to the Chinese zodiac, a dragon symbolizes power, strength, and good luck. And to welcome the year of the dragon, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) launches its 2012 commemorative New Year stamps. According to PhilPost postmaster general Josefina Dela Cruz, the new commemorative stamps illustrate the head of a fire-breathing dragon that can be seen in a P7-worth stamp, while the...
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28Dec2011DAVAO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- A non-government organization catering to migrant workers from Mindanao has considered extending its livelihood program to the abandoned families of overseas Filipino workers. The Davao City-based Unlad Kabayan Migrant Services Foundation is reviewing a proposal from another OFW advocate group to reach out to the distressed wives, husbands and children who were abandoned by their OFW spouses and parents. Benilda Rom of Unlad Kabayan said they...
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04Dec2011ORIENTAL MINDORO, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued a certificate of compliance (COC) to Cummins Sales and Services Philippines, Inc. (CSSPI) for the power plant that it has set-up in Brgy. Bantad, Boac, Marinduque. CSSPI has a five-year power supply contract with the National Power Corporation–Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG). The ERC, upon inspection and evaluation, found CSSPI’s power plant facilities to be compliant wit...
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13Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 13 (PIA) –- The Davao Light and Power Company provided helpful tips on conserving energy at home, urging households to make these a daily habit. The Aboitiz-owned power firm continued to emphasize to its household clients the need to save energy, noting that said sector consumes the largest percentage of the total energy uses. DLPC said that “managing the use of the appliances and other devices found at home are commonly taken for granted and, often, forgott...
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08Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 08 (PIA) –- Department of Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras assured that the modern technology would mitigate the polluting effects of a coal-fired power plant as he continued to bank on it as the quickest solution to ensure sufficient power supply in Mindanao. Almendras said that power could be generated from coal without harming much the environment. “There are technology that will mitigate the polluting effects of coal that will result in a more environ...
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21Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, OCT. 21 (PIA) -- Public Private Partnership (PPP) plays important role for the San Ramon Power Incorporated (SRPI) in pursuing its responsibilities to the community, specially to the “host” community where the power plant is situated. The SRPI partnered with concerned government agencies for the conduct of its humanitarian mission, to give health assistance to indigent individuals. The medical dental team of the Western Mindanao Command, AFP, Task Fo...
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08Oct2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Oct. 8 (PA)-- At least five sites in Northern Mindanao had passed the technical requirements for the Solar Powered Agri-Rural Communities (SPARC) Program. Through the project, SunConnex (SC), a solar power developer based in the Netherlands, will generate electric power from solar energy in agri-rural areas which will be sold to the grid to add to the generating capacity of the Philippines. Engr. Felix Aguhob, Regional Director of th...
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20Sep2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 20 (PIA) –The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) cited STEAG State Power Inc. for putting up some Php16.9 million, of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for program EMPOWERING (Empowering Monitoring System on Poverty Watch for a more Effective and Responsive Approach in Governance). During its launching at Grand Caprice Restaurant, yesterday, Sept. 19, DILG Secretary Jessie M. Robredo also thanked the other p...
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06Aug2011DASMARINAS CITY, Cavite, August 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Cavite Provincial Office facilitated the 1st General Assembly of the Cavite Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (CTIPC) July 29 held at the Admin Bldg. of the FCIE in this city. With the theme, “Tripartite Empowerment Through Cultivating Triumphant and Innovative Programs in Cavite,” the general assembly was highlighted by the induction of new set of officers, ratification of the CTIPC&rsq...
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28Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 28 (PIA) -– The Philippines is headed for a new era in the development of and access to energy--one that would eventually reduce the country’s dependence on imported fuels. This was sounded off by President Benigno S. Aquino III in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) wherein the Chief Executive revealed that 140 companies have expressed their “readiness to participate in the exploration process and efforts to strengthen the country ‘s oi...
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17Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- Gov. Emmylou "Lala" Talino-Mendoza said, the provincial government of North Cotabato welcomes development of renewal energy (RE) that would improve power supply in the province and the rest of Mindanao. But she added, the local government would only agree to proposals for RE projects if welfare of the province and her residents are assured. In a recent press conference, Gov. Talino-Mendoza confirmed that the Energy Development Corp. has negoti...
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02Jul2011CEBU, July 02 (PIA) -- A consortium of non-government organizations in Cebu that work for the protection and welfare of children welcomes the removal of the Philippines from the human trafficking watch list. According to the 2011 Trafficking in Persons Report of the US State Department, the Philippines has been upgraded from “Tier 2 Watch List” to “Tier 2,” which means that the government is doing significant efforts to comply with the minimum standards sta...
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29Jun2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 29 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) has endorsed the 300 MW Pulangi V Hydroelectric Power (HEP) Project during its 89th Full Council Meeting, held here, yesterday, June 28. In her presentation to the members, Ozamiz City Mayor, Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez, Chairperson of the RDC-X Infrastructure and Development Committees said the project is supportive of the national and regional government agenda of en...
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27Jun2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, June 27 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO), region 10, has reminded the Public Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) beneficiaries in the city to bring the needed documents in claiming their “Pantawid Pasada” Cards. These documents include the original and photocopy of their Land Transportation Franchise Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Confirmation Certificate or Franchise Decision/Order and Original Registration/ Certificate of Regist...
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15May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 15 (PIA) - Officials of the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 12) are planning to conduct a manpower summit in the coming months to address the perennial problem of job mismatch. Jessie dela Cruz, board secretary of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) said the plan is already on the drawing board. He said, the activity is in line with the agency’s continuing ...
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13May2011KORONADAL CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI 12) here are calling on consumers in the region to avail of big discounts in basic and prime commodities in the upcoming “Diskwento Caravan,” starting on May 26. DTI 12 Regional Director Ibrahim Guiamadel today announced that the activity will be conducted in 12 locations in the four provinces and five cities of SOCCSKSARGEN Region. “We wil...
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27Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 27 (PIA) -- People from here can now sigh for relief following the confirmation of “No more blackouts” in the city according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP in its press statement said three units of Pulangi hydro-electric plant in Mindanao have been synchronized and connected to the power grid last night. “The Mindanao power situation is now normalized with the synchronization of the three units of Pulangi, and po...
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05Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 5 (PIA) – The Mindanao Power Grid had an installed capacity of 1,835.48 megawatts (MW) and a dependable capacity of 1,236.60MW, last year. About 1,603.70MW or 57.95% of its installed capacity and 799.20MW or 64.65% of its dependable capacity was provided by the electric power plants from Northern Mindanao. This was revealed by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 Director Engr. Leon Dacanay, Jr., who said that th...
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01Apr2011STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, April 1 (PIA) – The local government here and its two barangays received yesterday more than P3.2 million worth of royalty shares from the Aboitiz Power-owned subsidiary Hedcor Sibulan, Inc., as the latter marked its first year operations of the 42.5-megawatt hydro power plants in this town. In a ceremonial turn-over, Hedcor vice-president for Mindanao Rolando Paquiao and vice-president for business development Gregorio Jabonillo handed the royalty cheque ...
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30Mar2011Gender equity and women empowerment has gone a long way in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) especially in the participation and representation of women in decision making and policy making processes in government. CAR was created on July 15, 1987 with the signing of Executive Order No. 220 by then President Corazon C. Aquino. To operationalize the CAR, Administrative No. 36 was issued on September 23, 1987 which called for the establishment of the regional offices of various national ...
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28Mar2011Sheila is a twenty-eight year-old mother and a government worker from Aklan. She works in Iloilo City and her family is based in Aklan. She only gets to see her four-year old son and husband during weekends. When asked if she does not find it hard, she answers "I initially found it hard to adjust being away from them because I used to work in Kalibo and I found the travel to and from Aklan tiring." Every Mondays she leaves Kalibo at the crack of dawn so she would not ...
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28Mar2011p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; } Sheila is a twenty-eight year-old mother and a government worker from Aklan. She works in Iloilo City and her family is based in Aklan. She only gets to see her four-year-old son and husband during weekends. When asked if she does not find it hard, she answers "I initially found it hard to adjust being away from them because I used to work in Kalibo and I found the travel to and from Aklan tiring." Every Mondays she leaves Kalibo at the crack of dawn so ...
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26Mar2011CEBU CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Displaced Cebuano overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) forced to return home due to the internal strife in Libya and the catastrophe in Japan can take advantage of the biggest mega jobs fair initiated by the Cebu City Government next month. “Over 2,000 job positions are available to jobseekers on April 14 which is the biggest jobs fair undertaken by the city government," according to Fidel Magno, the chief of the Department of Manpower and Placement Services ...
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17Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- Amidst the latest reports of fire on the spent fuel storage facility and release of radioactivity and another explosion on a third nuclear power plant, the situation remains the same as far as the effect on the Philippines is concerned. This was assured by Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Chairperson of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), region 10, who said any sign...
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15Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- There is no scientific and technical basis that radioactive plume or nuclear fallout from Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants will hit the territory of the Philippines within the next 24 hours. This assurance came from Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Chairperson of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), region 10. Citing National DRRMC’s Emergency Response Bu...
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25Feb2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Thousands of city government employees join in commemorating EDSA People Power Revolution held early this morning at the City Hall grounds. Clad in their yellow shirts that perfectly matched the yellow balloons they were carrying, the employees showed their best physical way to celebrate the gains of EDSA people power revolution. A short but meaningful ceremony was held at 8:00 this morning to mark that Zamboanga is one with the rest of the country in celebrati...
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25Feb2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- Thousands of city government employees join in commemorating EDSA People Power Revolution held early this morning at the City Hall grounds.Clad in their yellow shirts that perfectly matched the yellow balloons they were carrying, the employees showed their best physical way to celebrate the gains of EDSA people power revolution. The short program ended with the "setting free" of hundreds of balloons...
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24Feb2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb 24 (PIA) -- Zamboanga youth join other youths all over the country in a candle lighting ceremony in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution. The candle lighting ceremony dubbed “Lighting the New Roads of the New People Power (igniting the power of youth) was spearheaded by the District 1 Congressional Office of Ma. Isabelle “Beng” Climaco-Salazar who earlier called on the youth to participate in the event and respond to the c...
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28Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 28 (PIA 9) – The city will now enjoy an improved power supply service as the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) started unloading its new 100 MVA power substation at Sitio Pitogo, Sinunoc, Zamboanga City. The unloading, which started last Sunday, January 23, will boost NGCP’s flexibility to transmit power system in the city. The new substation will supply around 42 megawatts of power to Zamboanga City, representing half of its total curren...
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20Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (20 July) -- Northern Mindanao had an electric power dependable capacity of 797.1 megawatts, during the first quarter of 2010, lower by 5.16 percent compared to 840.45MW in the same period, last year. The dependable capacity allows for 52 percent of safe electric power reserve on a daily basis compared to the installed or nameplate capacity of the electric power plants, Engr. Pedro Ambos, Manager of the Generations Planning Division, National Power Corp. (NAPOCOR) b...
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13Apr2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (13 April) -- A total of 2,157,856,798 kilowatt-hour in electric power was purchased by Northern Mindanao, last year, down by 5.5 percent compared to 2,283,382,128 kwh. in 2008. Data provided by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) show that the following provinces posted increases in their energy purchases for the period: Misamis Occidental, 5.24 percent followed by Camiguin, 5.32 percent and Bukidnon, 3.12 percent, but Lanao del Norte posted ...
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07Mar2010CEBU, March 7 (PIA) -- The new clean coal-fired power plant in Cebu is now operational. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the switched-on of the first of three units of the 246 megawatts power plant at barangay Daanlungsod, Toledo City, Cebu on March 5, ushering in the advent of a new and clean coal-fired power plant technology in Central Visayas. Using the latest circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology, the project ensures proper discharge of commonly feared emissions and was...
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05Mar2010OZAMIZ CITY (5 March) -- People should open their minds to the prospect of developing the coal-fired power energy because coal will remain a major alternative fuel for power generation in the next 20 years. In fact, by the end of 2030, the primary energy supply outlook of the country has listed coal as the number one source of energy, followed by oil, natural gas, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass and nuclear power, as indicated in the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP), Undersecretary Zamza...
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23Feb2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (23 February) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) and other agencies under it, as well as all electric cooperatives in the local government units have been directed by the Commission on Elections to ensure an uninterrupted power supply during the May 10 elections. Pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 8716 promulgated last December, these agencies are deputized by the Comelec to provide an uninterrupted power supply on the day before and on election day, until the terminat...
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