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Arroyo OKs state of calamity in Mindanao
abs-cbnNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has approved the National Disaster Coordinating Council’s (NDCC) recommendation to place Mindanao under a state of calamity to address the power crisis in the island due to the ongoing dry [...]
Continue Reading →Palace set to declare state of calamity in Mindanao
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo is set to sign a proclamation declaring a state of calamity in Mindanao where a long dry spell brought about by the El Niño phenomenon has already severely [...]
Continue Reading →GMA may bypass Congress on crisis
By Paolo Romero
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo is considering bypassing Congress in dealing with the energy crisis in Mindanao.
Palace legal experts believe an “aggressive” interpretation of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act or [...]
Continue Reading →Palace still wishing for Arroyo powers
By Christian V. Esguerra
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang is not giving up hope the Senate and House of Representatives can still convene a special session and grant special powers to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to address the power [...]
Continue Reading →Energy exec says gov’t to blame for power crisis
Philippine Daily Inquirer
OZAMIZ CITY—ENERGY Undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan said it was not the El Niño weather phenomenon but the government’s lack of planning that gave rise to the power crisis.
Ampatuan said the main problem was [...]
Continue Reading →Power situation in Luzon, Mindanao worsens
By Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
TOLEDO CITY, CEBU, Philippines—Despite government efforts to solve the problem, the power situation in Luzon and Mindanao have worsened as energy supply deficits soared to their highest levels, with Metro Manila [...]
Continue Reading →Arroyo eyes crisis powers
Brownouts in Mindanao worsening
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo plans to declare a power crisis in Mindanao in the next few days to give the government more leeway in dealing with the [...]
Continue Reading →Entire RP power grid unstable – National Grid Corp
By Donnabelle Gatdula
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The entire Philippine grid – not just Mindanao – has turned out to be unstable, with power plants bogging down one after another.
In a report, [...]
Continue Reading →GMA has enough powers to deal with crisis – Gibo
By Paolo Romero
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Administration presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro Jr. said President Arroyo has enough powers to deal with the unfolding energy crisis, which has sparked rotating blackouts in [...]
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