Close to 700 protesters urged the Energy department on Thursday to distribute to North Cotabato province the needed 25 percent power supply generated from the geothermal power plants in Mount Apo.
Members of Makabayan, an alliance of progressive groups of farmers, consumers, workers and urban poor in North Cotabato, made the demand through a three-hour rally on Thursday.
The group said the two geothermal power plants owned by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) generate at least 104 megawatts (MW) of power.
"It's so ironical we host these plants, yet, we experienced last month eight hours of blackouts," a certain Sison of Makabayan said.
