NGCP raises red, yellow alerts in Luzon, Visayas for 4th straight day

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 04/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Red and yellow alerts in Luzon and Visayas will be raised again today, Friday (April 19), which is the fourth straight day that grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) issued the…

Alerts raised on Visayas, Luzon grids due to power woes

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 04/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert while the Luzon grid on red alert by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Tuesday, April 16. This was after 42 power plants…

Cebu City Disaster, Markets prepare for Holy Week

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/06/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will be on red alert starting Holy Monday, April 11, 2022, for the Holy Week celebrations. Lawyer Gerry Carillo, the chairperson of the Disaster Council said that the City Disaster Risk…

Cebu on red alert for #AuringPH

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province and Cebu City are now under red alert for the incoming Tropical Storm Auring. This means that all emergency and disaster personnel of the local government units (LGUs) are already on-standby…

Mandaue’s disaster agency now on red alert

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/18/2020

  MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MCDRRMO) is now on red alert status as signal no. 1 was raised over central and southern Cebu due to Tropical Depression Vicky. Lawyer…

Comfort women  and the police force’s insensitive red-tagging

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 03/10/2020

Government officials, specifically members of the police force, must understand that one cannot claim to love the nation and yet promote historical ignorance. The Manila Police District (MPD) came under fire last week after it reposted in…

Wuhan coronavirus threat: Governor Degamo places Negros Or. on ‘Red Alert’

Florence Baesa 01/30/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Philippines — Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo has placed the province under “Red Alert” after a Chinese woman, who was positive of coronavirus, was reported to have visited Dumaguete City.  To recall, Health…

Cebu City on ‘red alert’ status; preemptive evac advised for mountain residents

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Stay in the comforts of your homes. This was the appeal of Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak to Cebuanos who are still planning to do last minute shopping or those who are still…

Jonas orders ‘red alert’ status for emergency responders

Doris C. Bongcac 12/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has ordered a “red alert” status for emergency responders under the city’s Bantay Mandaue group as a preparation for emergencies that may result from Tropical Storm Ursula. “Even with…

Cebu under red alert for National Youth Day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Cebu will be under red alert starting tomorrow, April 23, 2019, for the celebration of the National Youth Day, which is expected to gather 12,000 pilgrims from all over the country. Police Brigadier General Debold…

NGCP exec assures stable power supply for Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/12/2017

DESPITE recent problems with the Luzon grid due to strong quakes in Batangas earlier this week, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) assured stable power supply for the Visayas. Rosette Martinez, NGCP Visayas spokesperson, said…

Mandaue lowers alert level as Auring weakens

Dominic Yasay 01/09/2017

With the weakening of the tropical depression Auring into a low pressure area, the Mandaue City government also brought down its alert level from red to yellow alert. Despite the change in alert status, strict precautionary measures…

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