Aging Leyte geothermal plant set for P70-B upgrade

Inquirer.net - Sep 19, 2026

TACLOBAN CITY — The Energy Development Corp. (EDC) is studying a P70-billion redevelopment of its aging geothermal facilities in Leyte that could add 200 to 400 megawatts (MW) of new generating capacity and extend the use of the province’s decades-old geothermal resources. EDC Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Francis Giles Puno said the company

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MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines (UP) will push for amendments to its P26.5-billion budget for next year—a huge cut from its original proposed budget, which its leader said could jeopardize the completion of long-delayed infrastructure projects and the capacity-building of its research program. UP President Angelo Jimenez told reporters on Friday they

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has tapped Meta to trace the individuals behind at least 30 social media accounts mocking the disability and sexual orientation of Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña, Director Melvin Matibag said. This is in response to the Sept. 15 complaint filed by Cendaña — a stroke survivor and

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MANILA, Philippines — The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), a monitor of the state of the Philippine press in the last 37 years, announced on Friday that it is winding down operations due to funding issues. CMFR said that while it weathered different political environments and challenges since its founding as a nonstock,

Ombudsman: Villars under investigation concerning water firm

Sep 19, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has initiated a preliminary investigation focusing on members of the Villar family and executives of the water utility firm that they previously owned for possible violations of the anti-graft law. In a statement on Friday, the Ombudsman said criminal and administrative complaints against Senators Mark and Camille

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BANGA, SOUTH COTABATO — Another shooting rampage in school involving a teenage attacker, this time in this town some 15 kilometers from the provincial capital of Koronadal City, left three students dead and six others wounded on Friday. The 1 p.m. attack at Banga National High School was the third fatal campus attack in as

Bangsamoro IP leaders seek stronger voice in first parliament

Sep 19, 2026

COTABATO CITY — A tribal leader who will serve as a member of the regular Bangsamoro Parliament expressed optimism that the long-neglected concerns of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will finally be heard and addressed now that non-Moro indigenous peoples (NMIPs) have representation in the regional legislature. “Our

DILG's Remulla to delay trip to France amid Banga National High School shooting

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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Saturday he will be delaying his planned trip to France for a follow up on an Interpol red notice request against former party-list lawmaker Zaldy Co, following the fatal shooting incident at Banga National High School in South Cotabato.

Baguio artist sets Guinness record with giant mandala

Sep 19, 2026

BAGUIO CITY — A giant crocheted mandala measuring 6 meters (19 feet) in diameter has earned Baguio artist Adelaida Guia a Guinness World Records title for the largest mandala crocheted by a single person. Guia received an email on Thursday, Sept. 17, informing her that she had officially set the record with her 29-square-meter creation.

Bohol fast-tracks P5-M cloud-seeding plan amid dry spell

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TAGBILARAN CITY—The Bohol provincial government is fast-tracking the procurement of a P5-million cloud-seeding operation as prolonged heat and below-normal water levels threaten thousands of hectares of farmland across the province. Provincial Administrator Asteria Caberte said during the full-council meeting of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) on Thursday that the contract could

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