NGCP is set to energize major transmission projects in 2026 following the completion of several critical project components including facility upgrades, expansions, and improvements for grid stability and reliability. The following projects are targeted for completion within the year: Amlan-Dumaguete 138kV transmission line with ERC-approved cost PhP 1.9 Billion, Tuguegarao-Lal-lo (Magapit) 230kV transmission with ERC-approved…
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor clarified over the weekend, that the increase in the water and electricity rates here is primarily driven by the national regulatory decisions, leaving the city government with limited authority to stop the rate hike. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media forum at Sangguniang Panlungsod,…
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will temporarily close the Bucana Bridge on February 16, 2026, to host the Chinese New Year celebration, an event city officials say highlights the strong relationship between Davao City and the People’s Republic of China. Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, chairperson of the Committees on Tourism and Beautification, and Trade,…
MANILA — Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez today called on members of the Lakas-CMD party to close ranks and accelerate the passage of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s priority bills. Romualdez emphasized that the party’s primary focus remains on translating the President’s vision into law through disciplined, cross-party cooperation and a unified front within the…
As thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) return to the Philippines following the holiday season, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education Chairperson Jude Acidre is calling on the Senate to prioritize the swift passage of the Bagong Balikbayan Act (HB 6643). This priority reintegration measure, principally authored by former Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez…
You have to give it to Sen. Risa Hontiveros. Despite all the data culled by leading political survey firms showing Vice President Sara Duterte incontestably the most trusted and with the highest approval rating, the Akbayan Senator without any tint of reservation, declared that “if the opposition unites behind her for president she can slay…
The Interior Secretary’s proposal to spend ₱6 billion on a “comprehensive national ID system” supposedly to curb gun ownership is less a policy breakthrough than a familiar exercise in bureaucratic misdirection. It is difficult to treat such reasoning with seriousness. Firearm ownership in the Philippines is already among the most heavily documented civilian activities in…
Attending 4th Wagyu, Sorghum & Soybeans Forum In Piddig, Ilocos Norte Feb. 16! Farmers from Northern Luzon who will join the 4th Wagyu, Sorghum and Soybeans Forum in Piddig, Ilocos Norte on Feb. 16 could submit soil samples for analysis for free. The tests which will be done in Piddig on Feb. 15 and 16…
The Philippine healthcare system is no longer merely “in crisis.” It is in freefall. What we are witnessing today is not a temporary shortage, not a passing difficulty, not an unfortunate bump in governance. It is a collapsing scenario—one defined by chronic neglect, institutional decay, and a political culture that treats public health as an…
Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go underscored the urgency of restoring and properly earmarking funds for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), stressing that resources intended for health services must remain exclusively for health and warning that patients continue to shoulder overwhelming hospital expenses because PhilHealth support remains limited. Aligning himself with concerns over the underfunding of…
