[from left] UP students Jun Jeffri Lidasan and Raphael Layosa and professor Joey Ocon demonstrate the functions of “Jolt,” a portable energystorage device at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. PHOTO BY ANGELA GABRIELLE PALMONES
[from left] UP students Jun Jeffri Lidasan and Raphael Layosa and professor Joey Ocon demonstrate the functions of “Jolt,” a portable energystorage device at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. PHOTO BY ANGELA GABRIELLE PALMONES
MILLIONS of Filipinos, especially those in far-flung areas, live without electricity despite the intensified electrification program of the government.

The electrification rate in the Philippines stands at 87.5 percent, which means that nearly nine out of 10 households have access to electricity, according to the World Bank.

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