Brownout on Roxas Boulevard Redux

Philippine power outages are being blamed on El Niño, but also power plants are violating government mandates

By: Tim Daiss

The Philippines has its back against the wall. Every time this year when the dry season hits, it suffers brown and blackouts along with economic fallout. Power outages are often the worst in Luzon, which includes the Manila conurbation with some 15 million people. The Visayas, the Philippines’ second most populous region, has also been rout…