At last, Philippine National Railways acquired new train coaches, replacing the old blue and orange coaches. Bicol rail operation is expected to resume before the year ends.
Manufactured by Hyundai Rotem of South Korea.
June 29, 2009
June 28, 2009
Repair of Catanduanes Highway Rushed - MB
VIRAC, Catanduanes – The Catanduanes district engineering office (DEO) of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported Sunday that it has intensified the rehabilitation work on roads and bridges damaged by tropical depression “Dante” in this province.
In his report to Regional Director Orlando B. Roces and Assistant Regional Directors Oscar C. Cristobal and Jaime B. Martinez during staff meeting held at Carlo’s Inn in Legaspi City last June 18, District Engineer Ignacio T. Odiaman, who is also the chapter president of District Engineers League of the Philippines (DELP), said that his district is speeding up the rapair of damaged Sicmil spillway on the Baras-Gigmoto Road, the embankment protection in Barangay Guinobatan, Bato town, and the removal-disposal of landslides at some sections of the circumferential road.
The repair is expected to be completed soon, he said.
Odiaman reported that tropical depression “Dante” caused P65-million damage to roads and other infrastructure facilities. As a result of the destruction, eight of the 11 towns were isolated, and roads have been impassable from April 28 to May 3, 2009.
The unpredictable weather in the province, Odiaman said, hampered the clearing operation by workers and equipment operators. Continuous rains in the area also caused more floods and landslides, he said.
He said that some 150 linear meters of section of the circumferential road were covered with soil and boulders in the wake of typhoon “Dante” hit.
The district engineer said the re-gravelling work was suspended to give way for immediate clearing of the areas hit by landslides and the repair of damaged structures.
By JEN L. JORVINA
June 28, 2009, 6:01pm
Source: mb.com.ph
The repair is expected to be completed soon, he said.
Odiaman reported that tropical depression “Dante” caused P65-million damage to roads and other infrastructure facilities. As a result of the destruction, eight of the 11 towns were isolated, and roads have been impassable from April 28 to May 3, 2009.
The unpredictable weather in the province, Odiaman said, hampered the clearing operation by workers and equipment operators. Continuous rains in the area also caused more floods and landslides, he said.
He said that some 150 linear meters of section of the circumferential road were covered with soil and boulders in the wake of typhoon “Dante” hit.
The district engineer said the re-gravelling work was suspended to give way for immediate clearing of the areas hit by landslides and the repair of damaged structures.
By JEN L. JORVINA
June 28, 2009, 6:01pm
Source: mb.com.ph
June 25, 2009
Catanduanes Lonely Planet's Top Picks for Southeast Luzon
Lonely Planet Publications is one of the largest travel guidebook publishers in the world. It was the first popular series of travel books aimed at backpackers and other low-cost travelers. As of 2008, it published about 500 titles in 8 languages, with annual sales of more than six million guidebooks, as well as TV programs, a magazine, podcasts and websites.
Top Picks for Southeast Luzon
In 2009 Lonely Planet began publishing a monthly travel magazine called Lonely Planet Magazine.
Top Picks for Southeast Luzon
- Donsol - Swimming alongside Bicol's gentle giants, the whale sharks of Donsol
- Mt Mayon - Scrambling up Bicol's decidedly nongentle giant, 'perfect' Mt Mayon
- Catanduanes - Relaxing and waiting for the legendary Majestics surf break to kick in on Catanduanes
- Bagasbas Beach - Learning to hang 10 at equally fickle Bagasbas Beach, outside Daet
- Caramoan Peninsula - Exploring the limestone cliffs and pristine beaches of the beautiful Caramoan Peninsula
In 2009 Lonely Planet began publishing a monthly travel magazine called Lonely Planet Magazine.
June 24, 2009
NPC Goes After Unpaid FCAs; Rower-Rate Hikes Loom Over Catanduanes
VIRAC, Catanduanes—The National Power Corp. (NPC) is seeking to recover some P4.9 billion in deferred fuel-cost adjustments (FCA) from the Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification (UCME) of its Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) nationwide.
The amount represents the deferred FCAs accumulated during the period December 26, 2005 to December 25, 2007.
In its petition for the fourth generation rate adjustment mechanism (GRAM) with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the NPC said it intends to recover the amount over a year through the application of an additional P8.1340 per kiloWatt-hour (kWh) charge to its SPUG consumers.
This additional charge would be on top of the existing subsidized and approved generation rate (SAGR) of P5.6404/kWh.
Copies of the petition have recently been circulated among Catanduanes’s local government units, media organizations and officials of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (FICELCO) here.
The ERC has set a public hearing on the petition on June 25 and 26 at its Pasig City office.
From Catanduanes alone, the NPC said a total of P276,466,280 in FCAs has to be recovered, and once the petition is granted in its entirety, its generation rate for the island province would climb to P13.7744/kWh.
Adding the new generation rate to the distribution costs and various charges being imposed by FICELCO would bring local power rates to as much as P18/kWh or 80 percent over the current rates, according to provincial Gov. Joseph Cua.
In its fourth GRAM application, the NPC-SPUG said that in its performance of missionary electrifications function, the state-owned energy firm has incurred additional fuel and purchased power costs without the benefit of any recovery through rate adjustments, contributing to its deteriorating financial condition.
Apart from the application for the recovery of the P4.9-billion deferred FCAs for 2005 to 2007, the NPC-SPUG also had the third GRAM petition to recover some P2 billion in uncollected FCAs for 2004 and 2005 that is yet to be acted upon by the ERC, said Edwin Tatel, the NPC plant supervisor here.
Power supply of the province is derived from a 3.6-megawatt diesel-fed generator set owned by the NPC and operated by the Catanduanes Power Generation Inc. (CPGI), a local power provider.
NPC provides for the fuel requirement of the genset that consumes about 2,200 liters of diesel per month costing some P500,000.
The fuel subsidy represents a government incentive for CPGI for its entry into the power industry as a new provider, its manager Gerry Abrogar said on Tuesday.
Electricity in Catanduanes is expensive given its geographical location that is very far from the Bicol mainland, which plays host to two geothermal-energy sources—the BacMan and Tiwi plants with a combined output of about 500 megawatts, Abrogar said.
However, he said the island province expects to enjoy cheaper electricity once the CPGI and Sunwest Water and Electricity Company complete the construction of hydroelectric plants in the area.
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 01:01
Source: BusinessMirror Online
The amount represents the deferred FCAs accumulated during the period December 26, 2005 to December 25, 2007.
In its petition for the fourth generation rate adjustment mechanism (GRAM) with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the NPC said it intends to recover the amount over a year through the application of an additional P8.1340 per kiloWatt-hour (kWh) charge to its SPUG consumers.
This additional charge would be on top of the existing subsidized and approved generation rate (SAGR) of P5.6404/kWh.
Copies of the petition have recently been circulated among Catanduanes’s local government units, media organizations and officials of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative (FICELCO) here.
The ERC has set a public hearing on the petition on June 25 and 26 at its Pasig City office.
From Catanduanes alone, the NPC said a total of P276,466,280 in FCAs has to be recovered, and once the petition is granted in its entirety, its generation rate for the island province would climb to P13.7744/kWh.
Adding the new generation rate to the distribution costs and various charges being imposed by FICELCO would bring local power rates to as much as P18/kWh or 80 percent over the current rates, according to provincial Gov. Joseph Cua.
In its fourth GRAM application, the NPC-SPUG said that in its performance of missionary electrifications function, the state-owned energy firm has incurred additional fuel and purchased power costs without the benefit of any recovery through rate adjustments, contributing to its deteriorating financial condition.
Apart from the application for the recovery of the P4.9-billion deferred FCAs for 2005 to 2007, the NPC-SPUG also had the third GRAM petition to recover some P2 billion in uncollected FCAs for 2004 and 2005 that is yet to be acted upon by the ERC, said Edwin Tatel, the NPC plant supervisor here.
Power supply of the province is derived from a 3.6-megawatt diesel-fed generator set owned by the NPC and operated by the Catanduanes Power Generation Inc. (CPGI), a local power provider.
NPC provides for the fuel requirement of the genset that consumes about 2,200 liters of diesel per month costing some P500,000.
The fuel subsidy represents a government incentive for CPGI for its entry into the power industry as a new provider, its manager Gerry Abrogar said on Tuesday.
Electricity in Catanduanes is expensive given its geographical location that is very far from the Bicol mainland, which plays host to two geothermal-energy sources—the BacMan and Tiwi plants with a combined output of about 500 megawatts, Abrogar said.
However, he said the island province expects to enjoy cheaper electricity once the CPGI and Sunwest Water and Electricity Company complete the construction of hydroelectric plants in the area.
Written by Danny O. Calleja / Correspondent
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 01:01
Source: BusinessMirror Online
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