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Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 12:03 PM

NEW YORK - A power outage gripped New York's Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off billboards in Times Square.   Read more »

Power plant operators, iimbestigahan kaugnay ng Luzon brownouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 12:05 AM

Maglalabas ng show cause order ang Energy Regulatory Commission para pagpaliwanagin ang mga power generation companies kaugnay ng serye ng brownouts sa Luzon grid. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: APRIL 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 07:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Power outage hearing

Joseph Vidal, Senate PRIB
Posted at Apr 25 05:25 PM

Senator Win Gatchalian, (left, back to camera) and 1-CARE Party-list Rep. Carlos Roman look at a graph of the Luzon Power Outlook during a congressional hearing on Thursday on the spate of power outages affecting Luzon. Read more »

M6.1 quake causes power outages in Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 06:45 PM

MANILA - The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said it was monitoring the status of transmission facilities in Luzon following the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit large parts of the island on Monday afternoon. Read more »

Oops! Brownout strikes as Duterte visits new Bohol airport

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 09:13 PM

MANILA - Lights went out at the new Bohol-Panglao International Airport as President Rodrigo Duterte was giving his speech on its inauguration Tuesday night.  Read more »

Duterte gives Palawan officials until year-end to fix power disruptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said he will give the local government of Palawan and its energy cooperative until the end of the year to resolve frequent power disruptions in the province. Read more »

Power restored in some areas stricken by Ompong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:20 PM

Power has been restored in several provinces, hours after Ompong devastated northern Luzon Saturday, according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. Read more »

Ilang lugar sa Luzon, nawalan ng kuryente dulot ng 'Ompong'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 02:31 PM

Nawalan ng kuryente sa ilang bahagi ng Luzon nitong umaga ng Sabado, ayon sa National Electrification Administration (NEA) dulot ng bagyong Ompong. Read more »

Power outage hits three Bukidnon towns on election day

Cris Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 08:44 PM

Election officials in the province of Bukidnon continued counting votes with the help of flashlights, candles and lamps after a power outage hit parts of the province Monday. Read more »

NGCP: 'Vinta' affected 7 transmission lines in Visayas, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 01:54 PM

In an advisory, the NCGP said one transmission line in the Visayas and six across Mindanao were among those affected, causing outages in storm-hit areas.  Read more »

11-hour brownout to hit Negros Or. this long weekend

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 10:41 AM

Parts of of Negros Oriental will experience an 11-hour power outage this long weekend as distributors facilitate maintenance activities, the National Grid Corp. (NGCP) said Thursday. Read more »

After deadly quake, Ormoc faces water shortage: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 08:49 AM

Residents of Ormoc, Leyte are struggling with shortage of potable water and power cuts after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake toppled buildings and left 2 people dead in the central islands last week, Mayor Richard Gomez said Monday. Read more »

Cebu, niyanig din ng malakas na lindol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:56 PM

Nawalan ng supply ng kuryente ang ilang bahagi ng Cebu at sinuspinde ang trabaho at klase kanina dulot ng magnitude 6.5 na lindol na yumanig sa Leyte. Read more »

Dark nest in El Nido: Power outages to hurt tourism

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 05:44 PM

PALAWAN – Residents of El Nido, one of the country’s top tourist destinations, fear that frequent power outages will hurt tourism in the area. Read more »

San Francisco goes dark amid major power outage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 08:51 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Equipment failure at a utility station and a subsequent fire pulled the plug on San Francisco on Friday, cutting power to downtown businesses and homes for hours. Read more »

Power restored in some areas in Bicol

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 02:45 PM

After an outage sparked by typhoon "Nina" earlier this week, electricity was restored in Bicol early Saturday morning. Read more »

Floods, power outages in ‘Nina’ Christmas onslaught

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 02:40 PM

Powerful typhoon “Nina” (international name: Nock-Ten) slammed Luzon Island on Christmas Day and left a trail of flooding and power outages overnight, officials said Monday. Read more »