PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday reprimanded Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and officials of the Energy department and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for their failure to fully restore power in areas in Mindanao hit by Typhoon Pablo more than a year ago.

The President vented his ire during his speech in Cateel town in Davao Oriental, which was among the hardest-hit by the typhoon in December 2012.

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