The repair of transmission lines damaged by Super Ty-phoon Yolanda is already nearing completion—power in Eastern Visayas, which was hardly hit by the typhoon, is seen to go back soon.

“Our restoration activities are right on track. More and more cooperatives are being connected through our transmission facilities which means more households will have power,” Cynthia Perez-Alabanza, spokesman of National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), said.

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