Marcos gives Siquijor power provider 6 months to resolve power crisis

The Manila Times

Marcos gives Siquijor power provider 6 months to resolve power crisis  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on June 11, 2025 assures residents of Siquijor that measures are being taken to address and resolve the ongoing power crisis in the province.  The President gave Siquijor Island Power Corp. (SIPCOR) six months to fully resolve the energy crisis after inspecting the SIPCOR Power Plant in Siquijor town.  The President ordered the Department of Energy to address the recurring power interruptions and also instructed the investigation of the Province of Siquijor Electric Cooperative, the island's power provider.  VIDEO BY PCO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #philippines

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00:00Dito kami dahil napakanaking problema ang dinadanas ng ating mga kababayan dito sa Sikihor dahil nga sa kakulangan ng pag-provide ng kuryente ng power at nagkaroon ng sitwasyon na napakahaba ng blackout.

00:21Kung minsan yung mga ibang residences, may kuryente sila dalawang oras lang, limang oras lang sa isang araw. Kaya binago na namin nun. So because it is this situation, the victims of this situation are the ordinary people of Sikihor.

00:41And they cannot go about their business. Yung pa naman, Sikihor is growing so quickly at nagiging tourist destination ng Sikihor, they are losing that opportunity to develop dahil nga dito sa kakulangan ng kuryente.

00:57Kaya at ang ginawa natin, at least in the short term. In the short term, nagpapunta tayo rito ng mga genset, ng malalaking genset, dalawang genset galing palawan na naayos naman yung problema dun.

01:11Kaya pwede nang dalhin dito. That will, the gensets are arriving tonight and tomorrow. So pagka naikapit na yun at mapaandar na yun, kumpleto na ang supply.

01:23But this is a temporary, that will be a temporary solution. Kailangan natin makahanap ng permanent solution para yung Sikihor ay yung kanilang commitment para mag-provide ng kuryente sa tao to the cooperative.

01:40The cooperative is paying Sikihor properly. At we have to coordinate the different power plants na sa ngayon na hindi ba nagagawa.

01:49Kaya ito nga, kung titignan natin itong planta, ito hindi masyadong magandang maintenance.

01:57Kaya at nakikita natin, papano nangyari ito na hanggang ngayon, hindi tayo makapagkarantya ng full service ng ating kuryente.

02:08So for our short-term solution, yun na nga yung dalawang genset. Tapos we will, we have given ourselves, yung sa usapan namin, we have given ourselves a deadline of six months for this short-term solution.

02:21By six months from now, we will then impose whatever new arrangements that we have to do so that six months from now, we do not have to resort to the emergency genset.

02:39Now we have to think about fuel supply. We have to think about the development of even the transmission lines.

02:46We also have to make sure that the machines, the generators are working properly. Lahat ito kailangan natin maayos.

02:55We have to do this. SIPCOR has to live up to its commitments.

03:02Ang problema, meron na talagang permanent damage na nangyari sa sistema.

03:08Kaya yan, isa pa yan, kailangan natin ayusin. Nagkaroon ng damage dahil hindi yung maandang na mabuti.

03:15Kaya kailangan natin na-resolve ba yung problema yun.

03:19But that's it. So for now, we have a solution.

03:23We will be able to provide power to the island of Siquijor.

03:28And we will be able to do that for the next six months.

03:31In the meantime, in the six months, in the interregnum, pag-uusapan namin na mabuti,

03:37we will be talking very seriously with SIPCOR to make sure that they, as I said,

03:43live up to their commitments at maibalik natin sa tamang sistema ang pag-dubay ng kuryente dito sa Siquijor.

03:50So that's the situation that we have right now.

03:54Sir, ng good morning. Ano po yung, yes, Catherine Tuban, sir, from Raja Vistok.

03:59Ano po yung assessment natin, sir, base sa ating ginawa-inspeksyon po dito, sir, sa SIPCOR, sir?

04:06Yun. That's what I just said. That is the assessment.

04:10The assessment is that the SIPCOR has to come up with, has to live up to their commitments.

04:15Maraming kakulangan.

04:17We have to repair the damage that has been caused by the collapse of the power supply.

04:22And that is the schedule that we have given ourselves.

04:26Six months.

04:27Six months?

04:27Six months from now, we will guarantee that there will be a long-term solution.

04:33Hindi na itong patsik-patsik na ating kailitan natin gawin ngayon.

04:39So the government will do its part. SIPCOR must do its part.

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