Lawmakers on Monday called for a congressional inquiry on the series of power transmission disturbances that hit parts of the country, saying such incidents caused inconvenience to communities and loss of income to businesses.
Lawmakers on Monday called for a congressional inquiry on the series of power transmission disturbances that hit parts of the country, saying such incidents caused inconvenience to communities and loss of income to businesses. after the Luzon Grid was placed under red and yellow alerts by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines due to the tripping of the Bolo-Masinloc 230 kilovolt Line 2.
“These successive transmission system disturbances caused inconvenience to communities and losses to businesses. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines as the operator of the transmission system in the country should be held to account for the root cause of these disturbances,” said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, vice chair of the Senate energy panel in a statement.
At the Lower House, Deputy Minority Leader France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list, House Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas of Gabriela party-list and Kabataan party-list representative Raoul Manuel made a similar call for a probe. Senator Grace Poe, who serves as chair of the Senate public services panel, also said her committee is open to the review of the congressional franchise of the NGCP as it concerns a critical need of Filipinos.
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