Remote village gets power
CAMARINES NORTE—Electricity has finally arrived in the remote village of Pagasa in Labo town.
Located 13 kilometers from the highway and accessible by rough road that crosses five rivers, Pagasa is the only village in Labo that had no electricity until Gov. Edgar Tallado made a push for the village’s electrification by the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (Canoreco).
Armando Encarnacion, village chief of
Pagasa, said he was overjoyed that he and the more than 1,000 residents of the village would finally have electricity in their houses.
He said more than 100 households quickly applied for electric connection at Canoreco.
“With the electric service now in our village, our lives will be a lot more convenient than before,” said Encarnacion.
He said politicians have come and gone with the promise of bringing electricity to the village, but it became reality only under Tallado’s administration.
Henry Saño, president of Canoreco, said the cooperative decided to push through with the electrification of Pagasa to benefit its 300 households and 115 other households along the way that would get electric service, too. Juan Escandor Jr., Inquirer Southern Luzon
