Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
03/13/2010 An energy crisis in the country triggered by a severe drought deepened yesterday as Metro Manila endured another round of rolling blackouts. It was the third week this year that the nations capital faced power outages, while Mindanao has faced blackouts daily for more than a month. We have a supply deficiency
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Parts of Metro Manila and Luzon should expect one-hour rotating brownouts Thursday,…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
FRONTLINE 03/02/2010 There is a call for Gloria Arroyo to declare a state of emergency and get from Congress special powers to resolve the power problem, which is now hitting Metro Manila, as residents are experiencing rotating brownouts. It has often made me wonder how special powers granted to a president no matter which president can help that president in this case, Gloria resolve the power crisis, especially now that she has about three more months to the end of her term in Malacañang. Just how does one solve the power crisis through special powers?
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NO HOLDS BARRED 03/02/2010 Talk remains rife about Joseph Estrada backing out of the presidential race 70 days before elections, and this is an indication of how well Manny Villars PR men are paid. They not only continuously spread rumors about their wannabes enemies, they make sure their manufactured chismis stays in the ambit of public consciousness. By PR men I dont just mean those directly employed by the Villar camp, but the coterie of media professionals benefiting from his largess.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources has implemented a water management action plan in Metro Manila, which includes reduced water pressure and delivery to water-deficient areas amid the El Niño phenomenon. Secretary Horacio Ramos said about 11 percent of the total population of Metro Manila…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
SUMMER AND EL NIÑO ARE UPON US AND water is growing scarce all over the archipelago, ironically only a few months after Metro Manila and most of Luzon drowned in floods spawned by two typhoons. Many areas and many homeowners have not yet recovered from these floods but already another calamity, a drought, is upon us
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MANILA, PhilippinesBe prepared for heavy traffic on one of Metro Manila’s busiest thoroughfares even on weekends. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Tuesday asked motorists to exercise more patience while traveling on EDSA (Epifanio delos Santos…
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MANILA, PhilippinesStart conserving water as the water level in Angat Dam is falling due to the El Niño phenomenon, the National Water Resources Board said Friday. At a press conference, Nathaniel Santos, officer-in-charge of the NWRB, an agency under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said it was also recommending that Malacañang order all government agencies to cut their water consumption by 10 percent. He said the water supply to Metro Manila has been reduced from…
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01/29/2010 Makati City Mayor and United Opposition (UNO) Vice Presidential candidate Jejomar Binay yesterday described Malacañangs infusion of 150,000 kilos of sugar to Metro Manila as a palliative solution, likening it to a spoonful of sugar that will not make the shortage go away. The region needs a cup of sugar and the Palace gives it a granule, and it rubs salt to the wound by loudly announcing its move, Binay said At one kilo per family, only 150,000 families will theoretically benefit from the Palaces fake sugar rush, Binay said.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesThe power outages in Metro Manila and Luzon will not affect the conduct of the automated elections on May 10, the Commission on Elections said Tuesday. Comelec chairman Jose Melo on Tuesday assured the public that the Precinct Count…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
01/27/2010 The people of a nation whose Constitution is undergoing revision expect their Constitution-revisers to be capable of visualizing every conceivable challenge to the meaning and intent of their countrys basic law. After all, there are many men and women involved in the exercise and they are given ample time to perform their mandated duties. But people who draft or revise Constitutions are not omniscient and they have shown themselves to be incapable of anticipating every possible problem regarding the interpretation or applicability of a Constitution.
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MANILA, PhilippinesFor five days next week, many parishes, especially those far from Metro Manila, will be without a priest. Some 5,000 Catholic priestsor about two-thirds of all priests in the…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) the other day rejected a petition of the two water concessionaires in Metro Manila to increase rates. MWSS administrator Diosdado Allado yesterday said the MWSS board also decided to freeze rates this year in the face of the global economic slowdown
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines Dropped like a hot potato? They should feel lucky. Malacañang On Friday bristled at the remarks of a lawyer of the powerful Ampatuans assailing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for abandoning them in the aftermath of the Nov.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesStarting Sunday, Metro Manila residents will be seeing more police checkpoints across the metropolis as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) starts putting in place the security measures for the May 2010 elections. Some 90 police checkpoints will be set up in ’strategic points’ in the 16 cities and one municipality of Metro Manila starting at midnight today, said NCRPO spokesperson Supt.