With 15 million Filipinos still having no access to electricity under the so- called daang matuwid (straight path) of the Aquino administration, Partido Galing at Puso (PGP) presidential candidate and Sen. Grace Poe has vowed to address the problem by developing more renewable energy sources particularly in remote areas.

Poe, who recently took her campaign to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), said if she is given a chance to lead the country she would push for more solar and wind power in remote areas in the country to provide residents a sustainable source of energy without sacrificing the environment.

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