Perennial ‘yellow alert’: A case of Groundhog Day?

THE 1990s fantasy comedy film “Groundhog Day” is about a self-centered weatherman who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive his day repeatedly that only ends when he finally changes his ways. The movie became so popular that “Groundhog Day” became part of the English lexicon to describe a “monotonous, unpleasant and repetitive situation.”

We cannot help but feel a sense of déjà vu and describe the recent announcement of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) that the country will be on “yellow alert” again as being like Groundhog Day.