MANILA, Philippines — The Senate energy committee will open an investigation into the rotational brownouts that affected some 339,000 households in Luzon earlier this week.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate energy committee, called for the inquiry through Senate Resolution No. 740 as he stressed the need to hold the Department of Energy (DOE) accountable for its “failure to address power supply shortages since 2016.”
He said the DOE should ensure the quality, reliability, security, and affordability of electric power supply in the country.
“This is a critical situation and I would like to request the Department of Energy to get all hands on deck …
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