MANILA, Philippines --- The House committee on energy will start its hearing on the power outage affecting Panay Island on Thursday, January 11, Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda said on Friday.
In a post on her Facebook page, Baronda showed a document from the said panel headed by former Speaker and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, which showed that the committee will hold a meeting on the issue.
Baronda, along with several lawmakers, were among the authors of resolutions on the power shortage affecting Western Visayas.
In a statement, Baronda explained that while she and other Iloilo-based lawmakers have filed resolutions asking the House to probe the blackouts, it would be...
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House panel probe on Panay power outage to start January 11