Consistent with the Pope's message on the need for a "profound cultural renewal" in the light of our present crises – be they economic, food-related, environmental or social that are "ultimately also moral crises, and all of them are interrelated" and the need "to rethink the path which we are travelling together", is the Diocese of Boac, the local Church's call for "Truth and Transparency". This culminated in a Church-backed mass rally last October in front of the Marinduque capitol building and at Marelco in Ihatub.
Bishop Reynaldo Evangelista, leading that rally in a black shirt emotionally cried out "pumalpak na kontrata", (failed 2005 contract with 31 Powergen) and "mismanagement of Marelco" as the causes behind the energy crisis in Marinduque.
A temporary solution to the problem that saw Napocor (National Power Corporation) commissioning surplus power generators from Palawan to supply Marinduque's power needs hushed the church leaders, silenced the Marinduque residents, and largely kept the real causes under wraps.
But the power outages appear poised now to make a chilling comeback. From 10 minute intervals, to 1-2 hour power interruptions, the gullible island residents are again slowly experiencing daily surprise outages during the holidays. Once again, the same confused explanations are being spread around by the power institutions (
read Marinduque Power Outages).
All these come amid persistent talk of sinister plots related to the forthcoming elections in May where power failures and mental conditioning are purportedly part of, especially in poverty-stricken areas where the color of money for votes has proven its intrinsic value for decades.
Not inconsistent with the Pope's above message and the local Church's emotional call for Truth and Transparency is board member, Jose F. Alvarez' (Sangguniang Panlalawigan), more pointed remarks and urgent plea, posted in the following video.
Consistent with the Pope's message on the need for a "profound cultural renewal" in the light of our present crises – be they economic, food-related, environmental or social that are "ultimately also moral crises, and all of them are interrelated" and the need "to rethink the path which we are travelling together", is the Diocese of Boac, the local Church's call for "Truth and Transparency". This culminated in a Church-backed mass rally last October in front of the Marinduque capitol building and at Marelco in Ihatub.
Bishop Reynaldo Evangelista, leading that rally in a black shirt emotionally cried out "pumalpak na kontrata", (failed 2005 contract with 31 Powergen) and "mismanagement of Marelco" as the causes behind the energy crisis in Marinduque.
A temporary solution to the problem that saw Napocor (National Power Corporation) commissioning surplus power generators from Palawan to supply Marinduque's power needs hushed the church leaders, silenced the Marinduque residents, and largely kept the real causes under wraps.
But the power outages appear poised now to make a chilling comeback. From 10 minute intervals, to 1-2 hour power interruptions, the gullible island residents are again slowly experiencing daily surprise outages during the holidays. Once again, the same confused explanations are being spread around by the power institutions (read Marinduque Power Outages).
All these come amid persistent talk of sinister plots related to the forthcoming elections in May where power failures and mental conditioning are purportedly part of, especially in poverty-stricken areas where the color of money for votes has proven its intrinsic value for decades.
Not inconsistent with the Pope's above message and the local Church's emotional call for Truth and Transparency is board member, Jose F. Alvarez' (Sangguniang Panlalawigan), more pointed remarks and urgent plea, posted in the following video.
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