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NGCP says power rates to spike if DOE insists on firm contracts for backups

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 08:52 PM

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said that based on its initial simulations, power rates may rise by P0.64 per kilowatt hour in Luzon, P0.54 per kwh in Visayas, and P1.39 per kwh in Mindanao if it enters into firm contracts for ancillary services (AS). Read more »

More brownouts ahead: Luzon grid on red alert starting 9 a.m.

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 03:16 PM

CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES: Expect more brownouts ahead as the Luzon grid is placed on red alert status from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said.  Read more »

DOH: Contingency plans in place to secure COVID-19 shots amid Luzon power outages

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:10 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public on Tuesday that vaccination operations in the country have contingency plans for COVID-19 vaccine storage, as rotational power blackouts hit Luzon.    Read more »

Taiwan, hit by power outage, works to restore supply

Reuters
Posted at May 13 08:13 PM

TAIPEI - Tech powerhouse Taiwan started phased blackouts island-wide on Thursday after an outage at a coal- and gas-fired power plant hit 6 million homes, as the government worked to resume normal supply by evening.   Read more »

Facebook's Australia news blackout: a shock four years in the making

Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 10:23 PM

SYDNEY - Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was as shocked as anyone when he learned that Facebook Inc had blocked news content from its website in his country at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. Read more »

Facebook news blackout over media law sparks Australia backlash

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:28 PM

Australia on Thursday slammed Facebook as "heavy-handed" and "wrong" to impose a news blackout over a law that would force it to pay for content, warning the ban showed the immense power of internet giants. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 17, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:37 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Thousands of protesters call for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release

Sai Aung Main, AFP
Posted at Feb 17 04:22 PM

Protesters call for the release of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they block a road during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Wednesday. Read more »

Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explained

Lisa Martin and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 17 02:53 PM

Myanmar's military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.   Read more »

Globe customers in Myanmar to get roaming credits for text, calls and data

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 07:39 PM

MANILA - Globe Telecom announced Sunday it will be providing prepaid load and postpaid bill adjustments for its customers in Myanmar, after the country's military ordered an internet and communications blackout during last week's shocking coup. Read more »

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts

Mark Toldo
Posted at Dec 31 07:03 AM

Bicolanos seek alternative energy sources amid post-typhoon brownouts Read more »

Power, water supply yet be restored in thousands of homes after Ulysses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 05:52 AM

Thousands of homes in parts of the Philippines are still without electricity and water following the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. Read more »

Millions of households without power due to Ulysses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 11:43 PM

Millions of residents in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces do not have power after Typhoon Ulysses brought down power lines. Communicating online and through mobile phones are also difficult due to poor signal. Read more »

ABISO: Ilang bahagi ng Quezon City, #WalangKuryente ngayong Miyerkoles

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 07:15 AM

Mawawalan ng kuryente ang ilang bahagi ng Quezon City ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Venezuela limps back to normal after another blackout

Esteban Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 08:30 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela - Electricity has been restored in all of Caracas and several other regions of Venezuela after a major blackout, the government said Tuesday -- the latest taste of misery for a country mired in economic crisis. Read more »

Suplay ng kuryente sapat para sa halalan: DOE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 03:59 PM

MAYNILA — Iginiit ng Department of Energy (DOE) na malabong magkaroon ng blackout o pagkawala ng kuryente sa araw ng halalan sa Mayo sa kabila ng serye ng rotating brownout na ipinatutupad sa ilang bahagi ng bansa. Read more »

Venezuela blackout leaves streets empty, school and work canceled

Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 02:19 AM

CARACAS - Venezuela canceled work and school on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left streets mostly empty in Caracas and residents of the capital wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic and political crisis. Read more »

Hundreds of shops looted in Venezuela blackout: traders

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 08:33 AM

CARACAS - More than 500 shops were looted in Venezuela's western city of Maracaibo during a vast nationwide blackout that struck last week and lasted for days, a retailers' association said Wednesday. Read more »

Nerves fray, tempers flare as Venezuela blackout hits fourth day

Brian Ellsworth and Corina Pons, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 08:57 AM

CARACAS - Furious Venezuelans lined up to buy water and fuel on Sunday as the country endured a fourth day of a nationwide blackout that has left already-scarce food rotting in shops, homes suffering for lack of water and cell phones without reception. Read more »

Chaos as machines fail, patients die, in Venezuela blackout

Margioni Bermúdez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 09 07:50 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's nationwide blackout left large areas of the country in chaos on Friday, crippling day-to-day functioning of hospitals and other public services.   Read more »