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Senator Go criticizes Bukidnon power cooperative over unexpected outage
A scheduled power failure disrupted a major health facility inauguration in Valencia City on Monday, prompting Senator Christopher Lawrence Go to openly challenge the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative Inc. over service reliability.
LSN Philippines ·
VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go has publicly criticized the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative Inc. (FIBECO) following an unscheduled brownout that struck the city during the turnover ceremony of a P12-million Department of Health Super Health Center in Barangay Laligan on Monday.
The unexpected power outage occurred amid the inauguration event, forcing attendees to work around reduced electrical capacity during the facility handover. Go, who was present at the ceremony, seized the opportunity to raise concerns about FIBECO's operational performance and service delivery standards.
The incident underscores ongoing power supply challenges in the Bukidnon region, where residents and government officials have repeatedly flagged reliability issues with the cooperative's distribution network. Go's public criticism adds pressure on the utility provider to address systematic outages affecting key municipal operations and public services.
FIBECO has not yet issued a formal statement regarding the outage or the circumstances that led to the service interruption during the government event.