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Cebu vaccine supply kept at ideal temperature after blackout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 11:41 AM

The ideal temperature for vaccine storage in Cebu province was maintained despite a 3-hour power interruption on Saturday, the DOH said. Read more »

Cebu City hospitals not affected by blackout: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 07:31 PM

Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganer assured that hospitals in the city used their back-up power during the blackout on Friday night. Read more »

NGCP says lightning strikes behind Visayas power outage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 11:16 AM

In a statement, the NGCP explained that a lightning strike led to the "simultaneous tripping of lines," thus causing the partial blackout in Visayas shortly after midnight. Read more »

Power blackout hits multiple parts of Visayas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 06:48 AM

Various areas in the Visayas experienced a power blackout early Saturday morning. Read more »

Yellow alert over Luzon grid lifted; DOE says no need to fear brownouts

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 01:14 PM

The Department of Energy said there was no need for residents in Luzon to fear brownouts on Monday, after a reduced operating margin prompted authorities to raise the second highest alert over the island. Read more »

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
Updated as of Aug 16 03:47 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 »