Occidental Mindoro Governor Eduardo Gadiano said Friday the province has been placed under a state of calamity due to the 20-hour daily power outage for the last month and a half.
In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, Gadiano said the province only has a four-hour power supply on a daily basis which has been affecting the livelihood and health of his constituents.
“The agricultural sector is also affected, since there is no ice [to preserve their catch]. Hospitals are spent, too, since they run on generator for 20 hours in a day. Otherwise, people will die," he added. “The subsidy is yet to be paid under Universal Charge for Missionary Electrification [scheme],” he said, referring to the provision under the Electric Power Industry Reform Act .
He said local government officials have already reached out to the Department of Energy, Congress, and even the Office of the President, among other relevant government agencies, to address the problem.
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