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[Title] => As manufacturing, tourism, BPO hub: Power woes weaken Cebu
[Summary] => Business leaders in Cebu warned that recurring yellow alerts in the Visayas power grid are beginning to threaten investor confidence and raise operating costs, adding pressure on industries already grappling with inflation, weak global demand, and supply-chain uncertainties.
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[Title] => Visayas power remains under ‘yellow alert’
[Summary] => The Visayas power grid remained under an extended Yellow Alert from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2026, as system reserves continued to thin due to rising demand and multiple generation constraints.
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[Title] => Luzon grid returns to normal after days of power alerts
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[Title] => Luzon, Visayas suffer rotational blackouts
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[Title] => Power cuts hit millions in Philippines
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[Title] => Luzon, Visayas back to red alert for third straight day
[Summary] => NGCP placed Luzon on red alert from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and the Visayas from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.
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[Title] => Rotating brownouts expose grid dependence risks – analysts
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[Title] => Major gas plants ramp up output amid supply crunch
[Summary] => The Luzon grid tapped major natural gas plants in Batangas to reinforce power supply amid high electricity demand and forced outages at other facilities, a senior energy official said.
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[Title] => Brownouts return as Luzon, Visayas grids hit red alert; here's what the terms mean
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[Title] => As manufacturing, tourism, BPO hub: Power woes weaken Cebu
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[Title] => Visayas power remains under ‘yellow alert’
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[Title] => Luzon, Visayas back to red alert for third straight day
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[Title] => Major gas plants ramp up output amid supply crunch
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[Title] => Brownouts return as Luzon, Visayas grids hit red alert; here's what the terms mean
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