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Rescheduled Power Interruption in parts of Camarines Sur

The scheduled power interruption on 18 October 2025, affecting CASURECO II (Naga-Tinambak 69kV line), is rescheduled on 26 October 2025.

Specific areas are determined by affected coopertive. NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or aa scheduled

15/10/2025

Transmission rates down in October 2025 electric bills

Power transmission service provider NGCP announced a slight reduction in overall transmission rates of the end consumers this October following a reduction in ancillary service and transmission wheeling rates.

Overall average transmission rates for the September 2025 billing period dropped by 1.23% to PhP1.3998/kWh, from August's PhP1.4171/kWh.

The decrease was driven by reductions in both transmission wheeling rates and Ancillary Services (AS) rates. Transmission wheeling rates refer to what the NGCP charges for its core service of delivering electricity, while AS rates cover the pass-through costs of services sourced from the Reserve Market and from providers with bilateral contracts with NGCP to stabilize the grid during power supply-demand imbalances.

NGCP does not earn from AS rates, as these are remitted directly to generating companies, and it does not benefit from any movement in their prices.

NGCP's transmission wheeling rates went down by 0.84%, from PhP0.5970/kWh in the August 2025 billing period to PhP0.5920/kWh in the September 2025 billing period.

“For the October 2025 electric bill of the end consumers, NGCP charges only 59 centavos per kWh for the delivery of its services,” NGCP explained, adding that AS still accounts for the bulk of transmission charges.

Average AS rates for the September 2025 billing period decreased by 1.70% to PHP 0.6546/kWh, compared to PhP0.6659/kWh in the August 2025 billing period.

15/10/2025

FYI

Scheduled power interruption in parts of Camarines Sur on Saturday, 18 October 2025

Time: 6:30AM-6:30PM

Affected: CASURECO II

Reasons: Preventive/corrective maintenance along Naga-Tinambac 69kV line.

Specific areas are determined by the affected cooperative. NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or as scheduled.

15/10/2025

For your information

Scheduled power interruption in parts of Camarines Sur on Tuesday, 21 October 2025

Time: 6:30AM-6:30PM

Affected: CASURECO III

Reasons: Preventive/corrective maintenance at Iriga Substation and along Naga-Iriga 69kV line.

Specific areas are determined by the affected cooperative. NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or as scheduled.

14/10/2025

2 dead in bus–pedicab collision in Pili, Camarines Sur

PILI, CS – Two people were confirmed dead after a collision involving two passenger buses and a pedicab in Barangay Palestina shortly past midnight on October 14.

According to initial reports, the victims were pinned under the vehicles due to the force of the impact. Authorities are conducting further investigation to determine the cause of the crash.

14/10/2025

Drug den busted in Naga City; high-value target among 3 arrested

NAGA CITY – A buy-bust operation led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 5 (PDEA RO5) dismantled a drug den and resulted in the arrest of three suspects, including a high-value target, in Barangay Peñafrancia on October 13, 2025.

Seized were 13.5 grams of suspected shabu worth ₱91,800, drug paraphernalia, and marked money.

The suspects, identified as alias Kalbo, 35; Jan, 18; and Jo, 56, are now under PDEA custody and face charges for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

PDEA Bicol Director Atty. Jacquelyn L. De Guzman commended the joint effort of law enforcement units in the continuing campaign for a drug-free Bicol.

📸 PDEA Bicol

14/10/2025

For your information

Scheduled power interruption in parts of Camarines Sur on Saturday, 18 October 2025

Time: 6:30AM-6:30PM

Affected: CASURECO II

Reasons: Preventive/corrective maintenance along Naga-Tinambac 69kV line.

Specific areas are determined by the affected cooperative. NGCP will exert all efforts to restore power earlier or as scheduled.