Consumers gathered at the plaza in San Jose town in Occidental Mindoro province on Sunday night to peacefully protest the province-wide rotational brownouts. | mvirolaINQ /PDI
The series of protest rallies the organizers have been planning, however, had to be postponed for Monday due to bad weather. The group has not yet issued a new schedule when the three remaining rallies will be conducted.
They condemned the incompetence of the electric service in the province which was worsened when power provider Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corporation closed on June 25, affecting more than 80,000 residents with a 48-hour blackout. “Almost all of us are first time rallyists but we feel the solidarity of others in finding solutions,” delos Reyes said.The Energy Regulatory Commission did not agree to extend the transition period between OMCPC and Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative .
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