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Visayas grid on yellow alert status anew Wednesday afternoon, evening

Manila, Aug. 6 -- A yellow alert status was again raised over the Visayas grid Wednesday, for 3-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., given the forced outages and de-rated capacities of several power plants serving th... Read More


Visayas grid on yellow alert Tuesday afternoon, evening

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A yellow alert status has been raised over the Visayas grid for 3-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday because of a low operating margin partly due to the forced outage of 12 power plants. A... Read More


BSP sees sustained below-target inflation rates this year

Manila, Aug. 5 -- A turnaround of the domestic inflation rate in July 2025 at 0.9 percent, the slowest since October 2019's 0.6 percent, made monetary authorities' projection of below-average inflatio... Read More


PH inflation slows to 0.9% in July

Manila, Aug. 5 -- The country's inflation or the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services reversed its path in July 2025 after decelerating to 0.9 from month-ago's 1.4 percent, driven prim... Read More


Up to P1.90/L rise for fuel prices set Tuesday

Manila, Aug. 4 -- Prices of fuel sustain their rise, with another hike by as much as PHP1.90 per liter set for Aug. 5. In an advisory Monday, Seaoil said effective 6 a.m. on Tuesday, the price of its... Read More


Meralco inks 20-year power supply deal with biogas firm

Manila, Aug. 4 -- Manila Electric Company has secured a 20-year power supply agreement (PSA) with First Quezon Biogas Corporation (FQBC) for a 1.25 megawatts (MW) renewable energy (RE) capacity, start... Read More


Fuel prices forecast to jump anew next week

Manila, Aug. 1 -- Oil prices will likely increase again next week on global market developments, such as the US-EU trade deal, which reduced the tariff of European exports to the United States to 15 p... Read More


Mindanao grid under yellow alert for 2 hours Friday night

Manila, Aug. 1 -- An expected high electricity demand in the Mindanao grid between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday made the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) declare a yellow alert statu... Read More


Economist optimistic of up to 6% GDP for PH this year

Manila, July 31 -- An economist remains hopeful of a 5.5 to 6 percent growth for the Philippine economy this year, amidst the hike in US tariff rates, saying there are domestic factors that will bolst... Read More


NGCP ensures normal operations of transmission lines ahead of SONA

Manila, July 28 -- Transmission lines and facilities nationwide are working 100 percent ahead of the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday. "NGCP's ... Read More