by Jovie Cabais | Nov 17, 2013 | Tech Updates
written by : by Jerome J. Auza Super Typhoon Yolanda was probably the strongest typhoon to ever make landfall in recorded history and yet we thought we were ready for it. Yolanda flattened Tacloban City and many other cities and towns along its path. We thanked God it spared Bohol otherwise it would have been a double disaster for us. But us in Bohol were caught off guard, not by the typhoon itself, but by its impact: total blackout in most areas of the province. The damaged transmission facilities of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines will take several months to repair. A temporary solution to connect Bohol to the grid will take several weeks. All these assuming there are no delays. As an IT services company, Auza.Net need to continue its operations and we have to resort to using generators at the cost of Php1000 per day. This is enough only to run our computers and the network and everyone has to contend with the heat and humidity. A resort in Panglao is spending Php14,000 per day on generators and unfortunately they have to close for the mean time. It doesn’t take much brains to conclude that the power situation would have a domino effect on Bohol’s economy. Bohol doesn’t even have enough electrical generating capacity to run Tagbilaran City. Next to no electrical service is no water supply in areas dependent on electrical pumps. Drinking water producers have closed shop also, except those who have access to a water source and have generators. But they are selling their product at a higher price due to the...
