First of all, I must point out that the 27 windmills in Guimaras don’t produce any power for our island province. An official from Guimelco…

Because our monthly electric bill had shot up over 800 pesos more, I attributed it to the fact that we had used more power last…

Guimelco, our local “service” provider for electricity secured a 100 million loan last year to completely refurbish the aging electrical grid in Guimaras. The project…

The P14.50 (29¢) per kilowatt-hour rate of Guimaras Electric Cooperative (Guimelco) is a burden to Guimaras consumers.  Add to that cost, the regular frequent power…

I experienced “My San Mig Light Ephipany” early one Sunday evening. Another brown out, courtesy of our local “power” company, Guimelco, had struck our sleepy…

Even paradise has a few pitfalls.

This was not any planned brown out, which are very common in the Philippines.

Panic mode has set in for many areas.

Was there a possibility of a turf war brewing on our property?

You never know what to expect in the Philippines.

Rotating brownouts have hit our island province of Guimaras.

View from our pool in Savannah Subdivision, Pavia, Iloilo