Yellow alert up again for Visayas grid this Friday

Morexette Marie Erram 07/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Once again, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert for 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, as the shutdown of the region’s…

Ashfall detected in Mactan–Cebu airport, clearing ops underway

Morexette Marie Erram 07/09/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Flight operations at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) continue despite ashfall from Kanlaon Volcano, airport authorities announced in an advisory issued at 11:50 a.m. Thursday. Volcanic ash was detected in the vicinity of…

Rotational brownouts expected in Metro Cebu on Wednesday

Morexette Marie Erram 07/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Metro Cebu consumers may experience rotational brownouts lasting several hours after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red alert, and warned of possible Manual Load Dropping…

Central Visayas sees slow start in tourism

Morexette Marie Erram 07/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas posted a mixed tourism performance in the first quarter of 2026: the region hosted a string of high-profile international events even as visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy declined. The sector got…

Visayas grid faces 1st red alert in July

Morexette Marie Erram 07/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Consumers and residents in Cebu should brace for potential rotational brownouts on Wednesday, July 8.  The Visayas power grid was placed under red alert Wednesday afternoon after a transmission line fault and an emergency…

Yellow alert for Visayas grid for 3rd straight day

Morexette Marie Erram 07/08/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under a yellow alert from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, as a string of power plant outages…

Rotational brownouts warning up in select Metro Cebu areas

Morexette Marie Erram 07/01/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Portions of Cebu City, Talisay City and Minglanilla could face rotational power interruptions on Wednesday, July 1, if the Visayas grid’s power reserve runs out, power distributors warned. The Visayas grid is currently…

EXPLAINER: Why the Anti-Drunk Driving Law remains weak more than a decade on

Morexette Marie Erram 05/12/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In 2013, the Philippines enacted the Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act to curb preventable deaths caused by impaired driving. Yet in Cebu, not a single person has been charged under the law, a…

4 Cebu lawmakers vote ‘no’ on impeaching VP Sara Duterte

Ian Peter Guanzon, Morexette Marie Erram 05/11/2026

Four of the 13 Lower House representatives from Cebu voted against impeaching Vice-President Sara Duterte for the second time.…

Cebu barangays told to suspend non-essential activities to save fuel

Morexette Marie Erram 04/09/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangays across Cebu are reminded to suspend non-essential activities and intensify energy-saving measures as the country continues to grapple with the fuel crisis. Board Member Celestino “Tining” Martinez III, president of the Association…

Fuel price hike: Diesel to hit P91/liter by March 17 – DOE

Morexette Marie Erram 03/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A liter of diesel may hit as high as P91 beginning Tuesday, March 17, as the country braces for another mega fuel price hike as the war in the Middle East drags on…

Cebu families desperately search for missing amid rising Tino deaths

Morc Eric Cosep, Morexette Marie Erram 11/07/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Carlos Bobo of Brgy. Cabadiangan, Compostela, northern Cebu just turned 62 years old last Wednesday, November 5.  Instead of celebrating, Bobo spent most of his time trying to salvage whatever he could find…

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