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13/08/2024

12/08/2024

Even self-styled guardians of press freedom, especially the US-funded media outfits like Vera Files, Rappler, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, and the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility are exposed as minions by this Binag exposé. They have been totally silent on this issue. Why? Because Marcos is a certified puppet of the US, and these entities can’t defy the American hand that feeds them. ABS-CBN’s Karen Davila, whose “Head Start” program has focused on one-on-one interviews, and featured and interviewed hundreds of less newsworthy personalities, would have begged to interview Cathy Binag. She didn’t. In fairness to Davila, that “don’t” order would have come from the very top.

IT's been more than a week since Cathy Binag, former partner of Antonio Floirendo, disclosed in a widely watched YouTube channel of popular "vlogger" Maharlika that the banana magnate's close friend, now President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was a regular co***ne user. Binag disclosed that Marcos even had...

12/08/2024

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said 45 projects funded through foreign loans or grants were problematic, with 30 of these in the "critical stage."

There are 77 Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects approved by the Investment Coordination Committee (ICC).

(UPDATE) THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said 45 projects funded through foreign loans or grants were problematic, with 30 of these in the 'critical stage.'

12/08/2024

https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/08/12/news/lpa-off-northern-luzon-likely-to-develop-into-storm/1963371

MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) spotted off extreme Northern Luzon will likely intensify into a tropical depression within 24 hours, the state-run weather agency said on Monday.

12/08/2024

NGCP Power Interruption
August 15, 2024 (THURSDAY); 5:00 AM - 4:00 PM

BENECO Power Interruption
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

WHOLE OF BAGUIO CITY EXCEPT Whole of Pacdal, Mines View Park, Gibraltar, Parts of St. Joseph Village (Parts of Siapno Road and Purok 6 Navy Base), Pucsusan, Lualhati Village, Outlook Drive, Lucnab, DPS Compound (near Forbes Park), Cabinet Hill-Teacher's Camp, Marcoville, Greenwater Village, Military Cut-Off (including Baguio Medical Center), Sta. Scholastica Village, Upper Dagsian, Lower Dagsian, Hillside, Gabriela Silang, Camp 8, Poliwes, San Vicente, parts of Balsigan (tapped at Upper San Vicente), Camp 7, part of Bakakeng Norte/Sur (Ciudad Grande, Eagle Crest, Montebello Village, parts of New Site Subd., Forest Gold, Tetep-an Village), South Drive, Country Club Village (including Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay), Happy Hallow, Apugan-Loakan, Scout Barrio, Loakan Proper, Loakan-Magsaysay, Liwanag-Loakan, Atok Trail, Kias, Fort del Pilar (including PMA)

WHOLE OF LA TRINIDAD EXCEPT Parts of Ambiong (near Lamut) and whole of Beckel and Shilan

WHOLE OF SABLAN

WHOLE TO TUBA EXCEPT Parts of Camp 4 (Tollgate Camp 6, Camp 5, Gawad Kalinga, Manayon, Maramal), Camp 3, Twin Peaks, Tabaan Sur, Camp 1, Ansagan (Ansagan Proper, Lumingaling, Lupitac)

PURPOSE
NGCP POWER INTERRUPTION:
- To implement the following activities:
a) Replacement of current transformers, Phase ABC AMC for CT05 (5LI1LTR-SAB) LTR at La Trinidad Substation
b) Line maintenance works along La Trinidad-Sablan 69kV Line Note: -Restoration/Normalization time is from 03:00PM to 04:00PM

BENECO POWER INTERRUPTION:
- Normalization/Restoration of BENECO Substation Feeders (4:00 PM to 5:00 PM)

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10/08/2024

𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐏𝐑
𝐁𝐘: 𝐋𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐒. 𝐈𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧
𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐔𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓

The cost of electricity for Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) consumers has risen this August 2024. The rate increased from P10.33 per kilowatt-hour in July to P11.24 per kilowatt-hour, a difference of P0.91.

This hike is attributed to an event of force majeure at the Limay Power Inc. (LPI) plant in Limay, Bataan, on July 17, 2024. Following this incident, BENECO had to source electricity from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) from July 18 to 20, which was more expensive than the contracted price with LPI.

BENECO purchased 4.4 MW from WESM, accounting for 66% of its total WESM purchase during this period. LPI, which supplies the majority of BENECO's power needs, is responsible for meeting the cooperative's demand of 73 MW for its 145,118 consumers in Baguio City and Benguet province.

According to a letter from LPI dated July 21, the force majeure event was caused by an unexpected wind gust that penetrated the coal conveying system. This led to a fire that damaged the conveyor line and necessitated a forced outage for repairs.

Specifically, the incident "led to an explosive fire which burnt and derailed a portion of the covered coal conveyor line. This prevented coal fuel from being transported seamlessly to the coal furnace of the power plant. Inevitably, the power plant went on a forced outage to allow fire suppression and subsequent repair of the damaged coal conveyor line,” LPI explained.

Additionally, a minor increase is due to a directive from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Order No. 2024-17 MC, issued on June 13, 2024. This order mandates that distribution utilities implement a staggered collection of WESM purchases from April 26 to May 25, 2024, over four months.

As a result of these factors, consumers with a monthly consumption of 100 kilowatt-hours will see an increase of P91.00 in their electricity bills this August.

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08/08/2024

THE increasing prevalence of water-borne illness, influenza-like illness, leptospirosis and dengue has prompted the Department of Health (DoH) to raise the alarm as rains continue.

06/08/2024

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06/08/2024

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking to expand the use of its quick response (QR) code payment system to the transportation sector.

02/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III, together with health professionals and civil society organizations on Friday, challenged the legality of the transfer of P89.9 billion in funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the national treasury in a petition filed bef...

02/08/2024

SITTING 1,675 meters above sea level, the mountain village of Malico is so cool that it's generating a lot of heat between two provinces that claim jurisdiction over it.

01/08/2024

KENNON ROAD ADVISORY
1 August 2024

KENNON ROAD IS NOW PASSABLE BUT LIMITED TO LIGHT VEHICLES ONLY.

Moreover, a ONE-WAY Traffic Scheme is being implemented at Section K0237+529-K0237+680 at Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet due to an ongoing project.

With safety being our top priority, we therefore advice motorists to exercise extreme caution while passing through recently cleared sections of the road.

ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES:
Marcos Highway
Asin-Nangalisan-San Pascual-La Union Boundary Road

01/08/2024

BENECO POWER SERVICE ADVISORY
Unscheduled Power Interruption

DATE: Friday, August 2, 2024
TIME STARTED: 5:42 AM

CAUSE: Fallen tree branch on primary line near DENR.

TIME RESTORED: 6:36 AM
Feeder 12
Baguio City: DPS Compound (near Forbes Park), Marcoville, Greenwater Village, Military Cut-Off, Sta. Scholastica Village, Upper Dagsian, Lower Dagsian, Hillside, Gabriela Silang, Camp 8, Poliwes, San Vicente, Camp 7, part of Bakakeng Norte/Sur (Ciudad Grande, Eagle Crest, Montebello Village, Tetep-an Village, SLU-SVP New Site)

TIME RESTORED: 6:38 AM
Feeder 14
Baguio City: Outlook Drive (Hotel Grande until The Other Office), South Drive, Country Club Village (including Baguio Country Club), Happy Hallow, Apugan-Loakan (including Kadaclan Village), Scout Barrio, Loakan Proper, Liwanag-Loakan (including Lower Liwanag and areas tapped along Kennon Rd Backbone Line), Atok Trail, Camp 7 (from Satellite Market until Lion's Head)

Tuba: Parts of Camp 6 (including BWD Stage 1, and areas Near Millsite)

TIME RESTORED: 7:10 AM
Feeder 11
La Trinidad: Parts of Ambiong LT (near Lamut).

Baguio City: Parts of Pacdal (Liteng, Maria Basa, Tiptop), Mines View Park, Gibraltar, Pucsusan, Lualhati Village, Outlook Drive, Lucnab;

Itogon: Tuding, Ucab, Gumatdang, Loacan (Luneta), parts of Poblacion IT (Maligaya).

Thank you for your patience and usual cooperation.

01/08/2024

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30/07/2024

BREAKING: Pasado na sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ng Kamara ang House Bill No. 10439, na nagbibigay-pahintulot sa paggamit ng medical cannabis sa bansa at nag-uutos sa pagbuo ng Medical Cannabis Office. | via Mela Lesmoras

30/07/2024

30/07/2024

30/07/2024

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — At least P250.1 million worth of infrastructure, agriculture, and livestock were destroyed in Pangasinan when Typhoon 'Carina' and the southwest monsoon dumped rains all over the province last week.

26/07/2024

25/07/2024

UPDATES FROM DPWH -CAR
ROAD SITUATIONAL REPORT
as of July 24, 2024 | 8:00 PM


All national roads in the Province of Apayao are passable.

However, some road sections in the Provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province are either not passable, punch thru open, one-way passable, or with limited access.

We advice motorists to exercise extreme caution in their travels during unfavorable weather conditions.

We value your safety.

24/07/2024

24/07/2024

PRO-CAR emergency numbers

23/07/2024

Baguio Emergency hotlines