9-hour brownout plunges Bataan towns into dark

HERMOSA, Bataan: Power outage hit a city and four towns in Bataan from 30 minutes to nine hours Tuesday to give way to repairs undertaken along the 10 MVA substation of the Peninsula Electric Cooperative in Hermosa town.

“Pinapalitan namin ang mga bulok na poste. Brownout dito sa Hermosa ng siyam na oras mula alas-8 ng umaga hanggang alas-5 ng hapon,” said Penelco formen Alex Ilaya. He said that four rotten wooden posts will be replaced.