KALIBO, Aklan – Business groups, local governments, and electric power cooperatives have banded together in issuing a joint call for sustainable power supply in Western Visayas, citing the adverse impact of prolonged power interruptions not only on businesses but also on public health.
“The prolonged power interruptions in…Panay and Guimaras Islands on April 27-29, 2023 have affected the people of Region VI . Our families have suffered tremendously, especially our senior citizens and those with co-morbidities,” they said in their joint statement. On May 7, Kalibo Mayor Juris Sucro said he personally delivered his letter to the for the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines main office to convey the sentiments of his constituents in relation to the “frequent power shortages.”