Nearly two weeks after Typhoon Tino wreaked havoc across Negros Island, significant strides have been made in restoring electricity to thousands of affected households and businesses.
Massive Restoration Achievements
Negros Power has successfully restored all major system components as of 6 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2025, according to company spokesman Jonathan Cabrera. The utility company reported complete energization of all five sub-transmission lines, all eleven substations, and all forty-eight feeders throughout their service area.
In Bacolod City, the urban center most heavily populated, restoration efforts have reached full completion for secondary lines and stand at 98.90 percent for metering and service-drop connections. This marks near-total energization for the city's residents.
Remaining Challenges in Remote Areas
Across the entire franchise area, out of 244,915 customers initially affected by the power outage, 92.32 percent have now been re-energized. This leaves approximately 7.68 percent of customers still awaiting restoration, primarily located in heavily affected and remote communities.
Cabrera explained that the remaining areas face slower restoration due to several significant obstacles. These include downed poles in remote sitios that require manual hauling and installation, severely damaged "Meters on Poles," and service-wire connections needing full rehabilitation.
Additional complications involve privately owned poles and transformers that require promissory notes before reconnection can occur, along with unrepaired service entrances in homes that sustained typhoon damage.
Community Spirit Drives Recovery
"These technical and logistical hurdles continue to demand intensive manpower and coordination," Cabrera acknowledged. "But the power utility assures customers that crews are deployed round-the-clock to complete the remaining work as swiftly and safely as possible."
Negros Power expressed profound gratitude to government officials, barangay leaders, volunteers, and partner agencies whose collective efforts have significantly accelerated restoration across Central Negros.
Cabrera emphasized that the progress achieved reflects the Bayanihan spirit of communities working together toward recovery. "With the majority of households and businesses now re-energized, residents are beginning to return to normal routines—an accomplishment that highlights both the dedication of linemen on the ground and the unity of the Negrense community in the face of adversity," he stated.
The restoration efforts continue as crews work tirelessly to bring power back to the final remaining customers, focusing particularly on the most challenging and remote locations affected by Typhoon Tino's destructive path on November 4, 2025.
