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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 →GMA consulting with Congress on power crisis session
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo is trying to convince both chambers of Congress to muster a quorum and pass a joint resolution authorizing government power utilities to increase their generating capacities to address the [...]
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 →NP bets: No to emergency powers for Arroyo
By Michael Lim Ubac, TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Nacionalista Party candidates on Saturday warned that giving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo emergency powers to deal with the power crisis in Mindanao would be a repeat [...]
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 →Arroyo supports proposal on Mindanao power crisis
GMA News
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will heed the recommendation of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes to declare an energy crisis in Mindanao so the government can take further steps to generate more electricity for the region, which has been [...]
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 →What can GMA do to hike power, water supply?
By Neal Cruz
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IT IS AS IF THE FATES ARE AGAINST US. FIRST, the water levels in the reservoirs of hydroelectric dams have dropped drastically because of the drought, only a few [...]
Continue Reading →2 power plants back on line; brownouts over
By Amy R. Remo, Yolanda Sotelo, Christine Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer Northern Luzon
MANILA, Philippines—The repair of power plants that broke down a few days ago and electricity from the Visayas grid have spared Luzon, [...]
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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