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Field personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will get a 30-minute “heat stroke break” until May 31 to cope with the hot weather. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim has recently signed a memorandum that re-implements the “heat stroke break” policy for on-duty traffic enforcers and street sweepers to protect them from exhaustion, stroke, and […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are embarking on construction and improvement of infrastructures that will help ensure better operational efficiencies and continuous delivery of electric services to their consumers. In the first quarter of this year, at least 13 power co-ops availed of loans amounting to P250 million from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to bankroll their […]
The International organizations Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) were pleased with the work being done by the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS). PTFoMS executive director and Undersecretary Jose Joel Sy Egco met with officials of the CPJ and UNESCO to discuss the accomplishments […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country have reported an increase of 7 percent energy sales in 2018. The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said electricity sales of ECs reached 21,421,471 megawatt hours (MWh) last year, compared with 19,950,097 MWh in 2017. According to the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD), this was due to […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is directing the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZAMCELCO) to explore all possibilities to address its power supply problem caused by a dispute with one of its suppliers. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said it is urgent for ZAMCELCO to adopt a necessary measure other than installing modular generator sets to […]
A total of 16 brand new units of boom trucks intended to improve the stability of power supply in the Bangsamoro region were turned over by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to six electric cooperatives (ECs) on Wednesday, April 10. The boom trucks were part of the 771 […]
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has detailed 21 police officers to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) as part of efforts to protect media practitioners, especially during the election season. PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, expressed gratitude to Police Security and Protection Group director, Police Brig. General Filmore Escobal, for this […]
The move of former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go to bare his tattoo-free back belies the accusations that he has links to the illegal drug trade, Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Go took off his white shirt before members of the media to show his back and […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the implementation of a 60-kilometer-per hour (kph) speed limit along major roads in Metro Manila. MMDA Regulation No. 19-001 states that a fine of P1,000 will be imposed against violators of the speed limit. A fine of P1,000 will be imposed against violators of the speed limit. […]
The family of Angelo Claveria, whose murdered remains were found in a water tank in South Korea last year, expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go for helping arrest the suspect in the case. Claveria’s kin in the town of Cabatuan, Iloilo was informed by a […]