Binay: ‘Persistent outages’ in power may become country’s ‘nightmare’ | Inquirer News

MANILA, Philippines — The recurring power interruptions — if not solved — will end up as Philippines’ “nightmare,” Senator Nancy Binay warned Friday. “Hindi na ito basta wake-up call. Magiging bangungot na ito ‘pag ‘di pa rin natin naayos ang supply ng koryente natin,” Binay said in a statement. (This is not just a wake-up call anymore. It will turn into a nightmare if we still don’t fix our electricity supply.) She is reacting to the unscheduled power outages in Western Visayas on Tuesday that plunged the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros into darkness. She said this problem “only validates that the country is clearly behind schedule in developing energy solutions.” “Yung nangyaring blackout sa Western Visayas is a…