Electric coop needs P13M to light up Batanes

TUGUEGARAO CITY: To completely rehabilitate the typhoon-damaged power facilities in the island province of Batanes, the local electric cooperative is in dire need of an amount of P13.5 million, according to the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) here.

OCD officials said that the power has been restored in most parts of Batanes but the Batanes Electric Cooperative needs to fund the repair of its power facilities damaged by recent Super Typhoon Odette, the strongest typhoon to hit the island province in many years.