EDITORIAL – Still no energy security

(The Philippine Star) – June 22, 2021 – 12:00am Among the biggest disincentives to foreign investments particularly those involving manufacturing in the country has been the power supply. Inadequate, unreliable, and reported to be the second most expensive in the region after Japan, electricity supply has been a problem in the country since the first Aquino administration. Three decades later, the problem persists. Luzon has suffered rotational power outages for several weeks now. Industry players say the problem will continue until early August due to the shutdown of several big power plants ...