Brownouts hit NCR amid Ulysses rains, winds; linemen on standby, Meralco says

Power outages hit different parts of Metro Manila on Thursday amid heavy rains and howling winds brought about by Typhoon Ulysses.

State weather bureau PAGASA raised a red rainfall warning over Metro Manila and nearby Quezon, Bulacan, Laguna, and Rizal early Thursday morning as Ulysses made its way across Luzon.

#BantayBagyo: Tatlong poste ng kuryente sa Brgy. Palingon-Tipas, Taguig City, tumumba dahil sa lakas ng hangin na dala ng bagyong #UlyssesPH. | via @jhomer_apresto pic.twitter.com/iIIgJYqHwr

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) November 11, 2020

A report by Super Radyo DZBB quoted Meralco executive Paul Isla that linemen are on standby to restore power to brownout-hit areas. —JST, GMA News