Failure of elections feared; Palace asked to run after bombers of transmission lines

A “comprehensive” and “immediate” action plan to stop the bombings of the transmission lines in Mindanao is being demanded by lawmakers from the task force created by President Aquino. The lawmakers warned that failure to address the problems would mean massive brownouts that would lead to “failure of elections” in the vote-rich region. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the Department of Energy (DoE) should immediately coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to run after the perpetrators of the bombing incidents. Eighteen towers have been bombed, the latest incident happening yesterday morning in Lanao del Sur, he lamented. “Give us specific plans, talk to PNP and AFP and all concerned agencies. If we are not going to act now, there are massive brownouts that would cause failure of elections,” Rodriguez told Energy Undersecretary Mylene Capongcol who attended yesterday’s hearing of [...]