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House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera (file photo) MANILA - House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera on Thursday called for the crafting of national, regional, island group, and provincial master plans to ensure the power sector's disaster resiliency against typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Herrera said the master plans should include options for underground electricity transmission and distribution lines, and telecoms cables, as well as scalable power generation for remote islands, coastal towns, highland communities, microgrids, and critical facilities, such as hospitals, telecoms, and schools. "Lagi na lang may massive blackouts dahil sa bagyo, lindol, at iba pang kalamidad. Disaster adaptation at mitigation na dapat ang mabisang solusyon natin, maliban sa emergency repairs (There are always massive blackouts because of typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural calamities. Disaster adaptation and mitigation should