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ENERGIZED. Power restoration in Southern Leyte in this Feb. 1, 2021 photo. Power has been fully restored in all Southern Leyte villages 226 days after Typhoon Odette ravaged the province, a local electric cooperative reported on Wednesday (August 3, 2022).(Photo courtesy of Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative) TACLOBAN CITY - Power has been fully restored in all Southern Leyte villages some 226 days after Typhoon Odette ravaged the province, a local electric cooperative reported on Wednesday. Th...

POWER DOWN. Linemen from Leyte help repair facilities damaged by Typhoon Odette in Bontoc, Southern Leyte in this May 18, 2022 photo. The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) is eyeing to restore power by next month to the remaining 71 villages badly hit by the destructive typhoon five months ago.(Photo courtesy of Soleco) TACLOBAN CITY - The Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (Soleco) is eyeing to restore power by next month to the remaining 71 villages badly hit by Typhoon Odette five...

VOTING. Voters waiting for their turn to scan their ballot in a vote-counting machine in Maasin City, Southern Leyte on Monday (May 9, 2022). At least 74 villages in Southern Leyte are using standby generators to ensure uninterrupted voting in communities hit by Typhoon Odette.(Photo courtesy of Dahlia Orit) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 74 villages in Southern Leyte are using generators and solar lamps to ensure uninterrupted voting in communities hit by Typhoon Odette, a local power cooperative rep...

ONGOING REPAIR. Linemen from Samar are joined by villagers in Maasin City as they work for the restoration of power in some parts of the city more than four months after Typhoon Odette battered the province. Electricity has been restored in only 386 out of 500 villages in Southern Leyte, as of April 27, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative) TACLOBAN CITY - Restoration of power in all villages in the province of Southern Leyte battered by Typhoon Odette last December is ey...