Cebu guv seeks ERC intervention in Bantayan Island power woes
Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue a Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) to a new power generator, Isla Norte Energy Corp. (INEC), in the northern island of Bantayan. Garcia on Thursday sought ERC's immediate intervention so INEC could supply the much-needed power supply gap in the island to address its energy woes that have existed for years. She made the call during a meeting at the Provincial Capitol with officials of the ERC, INEC, Bantayan Electric Cooperative (Banelco), ...