Efren Mangilit, consultant of Bataan power distributor Penelco, said affected by the brownout were Balanga City and the towns of Hermosa, Orani, Samal and Abucay.
Balanga suffered nine hours of power interruption from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the four towns experienced two hours of brownout from 8-9 a.m. and 4-5 p.m.
The city government of Balanga declared a one-day work stoppage for its workers except those in rescue operations.
Mangilit said the power outage was caused by the replacement with a steel post of one rotten wooden electric pole that serves the Hermosa– Balanga 69 Kilo Volt Line.
“Marupok na ang posteng kahoy,” he said.
The consultant said major transformers at the Balanga Service Center were also cleaned and checked in preparation for the rainy season.
