As of Friday morning, the DOE said power outages had been reported in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Camiguin, Biliran and Bohol, while partial power interruptions were being experienced in Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, Negros Oriental, Cebu, Southern Leyte, Leyte, Eastern Samar, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental. Its business centers in Mandaue City, Roxas City, Iloilo City and Cagayan de Oro City were temporarily closed, the company reported. Cebu airport closedMactan-Cebu International Airport, the country’s second busiest gateway, temporarily suspended operations beginning Thursday night after suffering heavy damage. Vax storage concernsDOE’s Fuentebella said that aside from restoring power in the affected provinces, a bigger concern would be the COVID-19 vaccines currently stored in areas still without power. —With reports from Leila B. Salaverria, Romar Miranda and Dale G. IsraelSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 18, 2021 04:01 UTC