The Senate has approved the creation of a P750-million emergency fund for electric cooperatives whose services are affected by natural disasters.

Legislators on Monday unanimously backed the Electric Cooperative Emergency and Resiliency Fund Act of 2017, which is aimed at facilitating the restoration of power services and the rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by calamities.

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