The Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corporation (OMCPC) will only use one generator with a 7.5-megawatt (MW) capacity 'until further notice.'
OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, Philippines – The lone power supplier of Occidental Mindoro slashed access to electricity in the province to only four hours daily starting Thursday, April 13.
Cruz announced the move on April 12 in a letter to Cesar Faeldon, the National Electrification Administration Project Supervisor of the Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative . Lacibar expects education conditions to get worse and notes that even remote or modular learning may collapse due to the lack of power.Businessman Christopher Manalo Aguilar said fisherfolk are hurting because they lack ice to keep catch fresh before bringing this to the ports of Batangas or Navotas.
A loose network of groups, including OKSIwalangpower Movement, Pundidong Ilaw, , Eight Ball tribe, Mangyan Movement, and the Samahan ng Consumers sa Occidental Mindoro are behind the concert.
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