Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. (Davao Light) will conduct emergency power interruptions on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, affecting customers in different parts of Davao del Norte. These are necessary to facilitate emergency line works along the Tagum-Panabo Circumferential Road. To avoid a longer power interruption, the loads from the affected lines will be transferred…
As part of its commitment to advancing disaster resilience, Globe featured a suite of digital solutions designed to enable inclusive and effective disaster management during the 2024 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR). This year’s conference brought together over 4,000 representatives from governments, private sector, and civil society organizations, underscoring the urgent need…
Several milestones marked NGCP’s achievements in 2024, following the completion of four major grid projects that have significantly bolstered the reliability of the country’s grid infrastructure. In January, NGCP inaugurated the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), the Cebu-Negros-Panay 230-kiloVolt (kV) backbone in April, and the Mariveles-Hermosa-San Jose 500kV Line in July. Capping its fruitful year, NGCP…
We used to come out with a litany of events, achievers and non-performing assets, losers and winners, tragedy and success and ironies as a year-ended. This year however the institution that made it on the headlines of the print and broadcast media is the House of Representatives. The year 2024 and what and how…
The Marcos administration started the year 2025 with the radical reorganization of the National Security Council. I do not know by whose advice the reorganization came from, but the Chief Executive is the focal figure behind the move. Since the declaration, the Executive Order has spawned diverse speculation bordering on talks of martial law in…
Just before the year ended, we set up another breeding yard of 100 pullets which will be mated to the indigenous breed, Pauwakan Asils, to produce the genetic combination which I call the Manok Pinoy. The second yard has Plymouth Barred Rock Pullets while in the first yard we had another 100 pullets of Black…
The tragic death of a Filipino household service worker in Kuwait—sadly not the first such case—has once again underscored the vulnerabilities faced by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, a known advocate for migrant workers, reiterated his call for concerned government agencies to ensure 24/7 availability to address the needs of OFWs and…
* VP Sara, ex-Presidents out DAVAO CITY – Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has removed Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, as well as past presidents of the Philippines from the National Security Council (NSC) through a new Executive Order reorganizing the main advisory body for plans and policy related to national security. Executive Order No. 81…
“Celebrate endings — for they precede new beginnings.” — Jonathan Lockwood HuieIt’s now day 6 of the new year. Without us noticing it, January is done. But before we go further down 2025, I wish to reflect on my personal wins and lessons of the year that was, 2024. Win: Becoming a first time grandmother…
Milampas na ang 2024. Ato usang balikan Ang mga importanteng Panghitabo Sa Pulitika Sa 2024 Tali Sa Duha nga mga Iladong Pamilya Sa Pulitika ang mga Duterte ug Marcos. Pagsugod Sa 2024 duna nay lama Ang UNITEAM tali Sa Marcos-Duterte tandem. Nagsugod Ang maong Panagbingkil Sa dihang nagpagawas ug pamayayag si VP Inday Sara ug…
