Siquijor Governor Jake Vincent Villa wants a new power provider to replace the Villar group
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An initial P2 million from the fund has been allocated to purchase a two-megawatt generator from Palawan. Villa said the generator is expected to arrive within two to three weeks and will be temporarily lent to the Siquijor Electric Cooperative , the island’s lone power distributor.Presently, electricity is available in Siquijor, San Juan, and Larena for five hours a day, typically from 5 pm to 10 pm.
While the contract still has 15 years remaining, Villa acknowledged legal challenges to termination but said the firm had lost public trust. Dry taps, darkness, and the Villars’ Prime plague He said such a move would be the last resort, adding that the local government was still counting on Prosielco to resolve the situation. He also sought help from acting Energy Secretary Sharon Garin.
Some hotels and inns have stopped accepting tourists. In 2024, Siquijor recorded 1.3 million tourist arrivals, a major economic driver. Now, the island’s four-year-old airport is also at risk of reduced operations due to unreliable electricity.The blackout comes months after Siquijor was reclassified from a fifth- to a third-class province by the Department of Finance. Its National Tax Allocation surged to P1.9 billion in 2024.
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