Bart Martinez

Grid operator places Visayas, Mindanao under power alerts as plant outages mount

THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas and Mindanao grids under red and yellow alerts on Friday as widespread power...

Meralco cuts electricity rates for second straight month in September

CUSTOMERS of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will see a second consecutive month of rate relief, with the utility announcing a reduction of ₱0.0409...

Human chain delivers lifeline water across damaged Zambales crossing

DISRUPTED infrastructure and damaged water sources failed to stop relief operations in Barangay Sta. Fe, San Marcelino town as humanitarian workers and local residents...

Mayor Robredo rallies 11,000-strong security force for Peñafrancia festivities

AROUND 11,000 security personnel, government responders, and volunteer groups assembled at the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Peñafrancia on Thursday,...

MMDA converts former Carmona landfill into green space and disaster training hub

IN a major push toward urban resilience and environmental sustainability, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has officially transformed a former sanitary landfill into...

Rights groups condemn arbitrary detention of paralegals during anti-Pax Silica demonstration

POLICE authorities arrested five paralegals on September 10 after demonstrations escalated outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), where President Ferdinand...

Local governments urged to keep settlements clear of hazard-prone areas

FOLLOWING directives from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday called on local government units...

MMDA revives iconic ‘Love Bus’ as zero-emission fleet alongside new interactive gallery

FIRST Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta-Marcos joined Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Atty. Don Artes and key Metro Manila officials on Wednesday to inaugurate...

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