THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered the Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) to hold off on the collection of the net settlement surplus (NSS) adjustment from electric distribution utilities in the May billing. In its statement on Thursday, the energy regulator said its order to the electricity market operator is meant to temper power […]
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LANDBANK expands credit facility for businesses
LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) increased its credit line for pandemic-hit businesses to P50 billion from P20 billion previously due to strong demand. LANDBANK said so far, it has approved P20.95 billion in loans for 460 borrowers under its Interim Rehabilitation Support to Cushion Unfavorably affected Enterprises by COVID-19 or I-RESCUE program. It has […]
Angry and traumatized, Britney Spears calls conservatorship abusive
LOS ANGELES — An emotional Britney Spears on Wednesday called the 13-year-long conservatorship that has controlled her life stupid and abusive, saying she felt traumatized and angry and wanted her life back. In a statement of more than 20 minutes, pop star Ms. Spears, 39, told the Los Angeles judge overseeing the arrangement that she […]
Employers worried about SHS graduates’ readiness for work
MANY EMPLOYERS are reluctant to hire senior high school (SHS) graduates on concerns about their readiness for the workplace, while most SHS graduates have expressed a preference to pursue further studies, according to a study released Thursday. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said its research, conducted starting 2018, found that SHS graduates faced […]
DOH 7 receives new batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vax
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 received an additional allocation of 20,800 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021. This new batch is an addition to the 783,710 total doses of various brands of Covid-19 vaccines that have been delivered to Central Visayas as of June 10. Dr. Van Philip Baton, […]
Mandaue sees slight rise in new Covid-19 cases
THE Mandaue City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has seen a slight increase in Covid-19 cases in the city this month. EOC head August Lizer Malate said the possible reasons behind the slight increase could be the easing of restrictions in the city and the confidence of the people to go out because of the ongoing […]
Spot market power prices decline in June
THE AVERAGE price for power on the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM) was P6.53 per kilowatt hour in June, down from P7.66 in May, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said Wednesday. In a virtual briefing, IEMOP Manager for Pricing Validation and Analysis John Paul S. Grayda said that the secondary price […]
DoE to regulate reserve power procurement, require 5-year forecasts from NGCP
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will set a competitive process for the grid operator’s procurement of reserve power, known as ancillary services (AS), and also require it to submit five-year forecasts for power demand to help ensure that expected needs are sufficiently covered. According to a draft department circular posted on its website, […]
Rising COVID-19 infections in 4 regions flagged
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Vann Marlo M. Villegas, Reporters THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) on Wednesday flagged increasing coronavirus infections in four regions in the Visayas and Mindanao. The regions of Western Visayas, Caraga, Davao and Soccsksargen were at high risk, Health Director Alethea de Guzman told an onlne news briefing. Metro Manila […]
DOH checks Covid situation in Negros Oriental, bohol
THE Department of Health (DOH) 7 will monitor the occupancy rate of different hospitals in Central Visayas, especially in Negros Oriental, which now has the highest number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region at 3,300, as of Monday, June 21, 2021. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH 7 director, said they have deployed […]
Comelec offers special voter registration for men
THE three-day special registration the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Mandaue City set up exclusively for men to commemorate Father’s Day will end on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Sarah Christine Reuyan, Comelec elections assistant, said they came up with this scheme to entice the city’s eligible male population to register so they can vote in […]
DENR to hear Filinvest unit’s pitch to expand coal-fired plant next month
THE POWER generation unit of a Filinvest Development Corp. subsidiary is applying to double the capacity of a 405-megawatt coal-fired plant in Misamis Oriental, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it announced hearings on the matter on July 16. The hearing will examine the proposal of FDC Misamis Power Corp., which […]
US, PHL complete five-year animal disease program
THE US and the Philippines have finished the final phase of a five-year biological threat capacity-building program worth around, aimed mainly at addressing the Philippines’ ability to handle animal diseases. The US Embassy in the Philippines said the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Biological Threat Reduction Program (DTRA-BTRP) was conducted alongside the Department of […]
Conflict over arrival rules in Cebu simmers
THE conflict over the arrival protocols for international passengers continues, with Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issuing an executive order reminding those who defy the local law on arriving Filipinos that they would face criminal and administrative charges. Garcia’s Executive Order 23, issued on June 21, 2021, reminds the agencies that implement the protocols that the […]
San Fernando eyes rewards for vaccinated residents
THE Municipal Council of San Fernando, Cebu is set to pass a resolution urging business owners to give discounts to their customers who are already vaccinated against Covid-19. Municipal Councilor Philip Jude Medalla, chairman of the committee on health, said he will sponsor the resolution. Medalla said he will schedule a meeting with the officials […]
Mandaue to go house to house to register residents for vax jab
THE Mandaue City Government has implemented a full-blown vaccination registration program in all its 27 barangays through a house-to-house procedure starting Monday, June 21, 2021. It initially launched a house-to-house registration for those belonging to the A1 (health care workers) and A2 (senior citizens) priority groups before it launched its online registration. This time, it […]
Close to 90,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
THE Cebu City Government has administered a total of 89,302 coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine doses since it started its vaccine rollout on March 24, 2021. According to the data provided by the Management Information and Computer Services officer-in-charge Richter Castañares, 63,668 were administered as the first dose, while 25,634 were administered as the second […]
Probe on murdered couple in San Fernando town continues
POLICE in Cebu province have yet to figure out who were responsible for the abduction and murder of the Sanchez couple in Brgy. Tananas, San Fernando town on Friday night, June 18, 2021. Gavino and Arlene Sanchez were found dead inside their car and with gunshot wounds on their bodies. According to Police Colonel Engelbert […]
Veteran lawmakers to seek return to Senate under NPC next year
VETERAN legislators will run for senator under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) next year, according to the Senate president. NPC members and former Senators Loren Regina B. Legarda, Francis Joseph G. Escudero and Joseph Victor G. Ejercito would likely run for the post, Senate President and party Chairman Vicente C. Sotto III told reporters at […]
Stronger peso expected before rate pause
THE PESO is likely to appreciate versus the greenback as the market expects the Philippine central bank to keep benchmark interest rates at record lows at its meeting on Thursday. The currency on Friday lost five centavos to close at P48.43 a dollar from a day earlier, according to data posted on the Bankers Association […]