380 HS students
granted scholarships
BY MARICAR ARANAS

A total of 380 scholars from four secondary schools in Valencia town received allowances of P5,000 each from the Energy Development Corporation in Negros Oriental.

Valencia Mayor Enrique Gonzalez said the program is part of the company’s social commitment and contribution to the educational development of the community, and for being the host town of the geothermal energy plant in southern Negros.

The scholars are students of the Valencia National High School, Balugo NHS, Pulangbato NHS and the San Pedro Academy–Recoletos. They are required to maintain an 85 percent general average to retain the scholarship and monetary assistance.

Power transmission
back to normal
BY JUDY F. PARTLOW

After its interruption due to a trip at a power plant in Leyte Tuesday, the electricity supply from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines to clients in the Visayas region normalized yesterday.

Elmer Cruz of the NGCP Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for the Visayas said the 97-megawatt power deficit forced the company to enforce manual load shedding in the region on separate occasions to ensure a stable supply of electricity.

Customers of the Negros sub-grid experienced partial outage at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday after NGCP implemented a 20MW manual load curtailment. Brownout also hit residents connected to the Visayas grid at 12:58 p.m. because of the 81.4 MW load shedding. Power was fully restored at 2:24 p.m. in Panay, 2:31 p.m. Negros, 2:33 p.m. in Cebu, 2:20 p.m. Bohol and 2:54 p.m. for the Leyte/Samar connection, Cruz said.

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