AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoStorm Response: Gov. David Apatang canceled Tropical Storm Condition I for Saipan and Tinian effective 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, but warned it’s not an all-clear as a monsoon surge keeps gusty winds, hazardous seas, and flood risk through the weekend and likely into early next week; Local Impacts: Choi-wan battered the Northern Marianas with outages, school and office closures, and a Saipan Chamber gubernatorial forum cut short by a power outage; Energy Costs: Commonwealth Utilities Corporation filed a proposal for three years of rate hikes plus a typhoon-recovery surcharge, with CPUC hearings set for Oct. 19-21 in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota; Elections & Governance: The Saipan Chamber forum was postponed after the outage, and candidates’ plans are now set to be revisited; Federal/Legal: A multistate push for court approval of a $400 million Sandoz generic-drug settlement continues, with CNMI residents potentially eligible depending on purchases during the covered period; Travel & Economy: Philippine Airlines will resume direct Manila–Saipan flights on Oct. 25, aiming to boost tourism and ties.
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