
Outdated power lines, underinvestment worsen brownouts
A recent wave of rolling brownouts has intensified concerns over the fragility of the Philippine power system, with an economist warning that outdated…
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A recent wave of rolling brownouts has intensified concerns over the fragility of the Philippine power system, with an economist warning that outdated…
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SM Investments Corp. said renewable energy accounted for 31 percent of the SM Group’s total electricity consumption in 2025, up from 27 percent in 2024, as the…
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BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their families this year.
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NEW DELHI (AFP) — India’s power producers have set a record for electricity generation as swathes of the world’s most populous nation swelters in an intense…
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A newly opened rural clinic in Ilocos Sur highlights India’s growing development partnership with the Philippines at the community level.
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The Philippines is sending 40 generators to Ukraine, where repeated attacks on energy infrastructure continue to disrupt civilian life.
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It took me 10 short minutes in the supermarket to buy the single item that I needed, but 35 minutes to get the QR ticket and exit.
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The Philippines recorded 4,633 new HIV cases in the first quarter of 2026 alone. That translates to 51 new diagnoses every day.
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‘That kind of commitment, visible, consistent, and community-facing, is exactly what this movement needs to grow.’
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With the impeachment trial looming, wresting control of the Senate is crucial to ensure the removal of Vice President Sara Duterte, which is step 1 of a grand…
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Confronting what officials described as a deep and urgent learning crisis, the Department of Education (DepEd) pressed for stronger global and ASEAN-wide…
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Six weeks since a fragile ceasefire took effect, talks to end the war have made little progress.
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The title is borrowed from a 1957 Hollywood movie best remembered for tense confrontations, simmering rivalries, loyalty and betrayal, escalating paranoia, and…
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The Philippine government has repatriated 9,854 Filipinos from the Middle East (ME) as tensions in the region continue to threaten overseas communities,…
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‘People have come to understand the negative impact of the overuse of personal devices.’
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‘Because their problem is that the impeachment will likely lose in the Senate, and VP Sara could still win in 2028. That’s why the discussion is to move ahead…
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