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Power in Bogo City to be restored by end of Thursday, Marcos says

Published Oct 2, 2025 04:44 pm
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits Bogo City in Cebu on Oct. 2, 2025 after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy of PCO)
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. visits Bogo City in Cebu on Oct. 2, 2025 after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy of PCO)

President Marcos has made an assurance that power supply in the entire Bogo City in Cebu will be restored by the end of Thursday, Oct. 2. 

Marcos announced this on Thursday during his visit in the city after the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu on Tuesday night. He said the Department of Energy (DOE) has ensured that the power supply will be back.

“We can announce, number one, yung kuryente (the power supply), I am assured by the Department of Energy Secretary, Secretary Sharon Garin, that Bogo will have electricity complete for the entire city by the end of today,” Marcos said after presiding over a situation briefing at the Bogo City Hall.

The President arrived in Bogo City to visit the survivors of the Sept. 30 earthquake and to extend immediate assistance to affected residents and local government units. 

Cebu officials said power supply was cut off in Bogo City after the devastating earthquake.

Some parts of Cebu also lost power while a number of infrastructure and buildings were damaged by the earthquake.

The President also said that hospitals in the city did not lose power, however, there was a hospital that had to evacuate its patients outside the building.

He said the hospital has already been cleared as safe by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) after inspection.

“Ang ospital dito hindi naman nawalan ng kuryente dahil may genset at kaagad prinarioritize (prioritize) ng Department of Energy na magkakoneksyon kaagad, (The hospital here did not lose power because they have generators and the DOE prioritized it to have connection immediately)," the President noted.

"Bukod pa doon, yung dinaanan naming ospital na nasa labas pa lahat ng pasyente, ang DPWH nakapagpadala na ng mga engineer. Tiningnan 'yung ospital at ngayon kinilear (clear) na nila, safe na 'yung ospital. Puwedeng ibalik sa loob ang mga pasyente na (On top of that, the hospital we passed by where all the patients were still outside—DPWH had already sent engineers. They inspected the hospital and now it has been cleared, the hospital is safe. The patients can already be brought back inside)," Marcos said.

At least 72 people were killed and 366 others were injured due to the earthquake that struck close to 10 p.m. on Sept. 30.

Meanwhile, around 65,000 families in Cebu were affected by the earthquake.

Full government resources have been mobilized for search, rescue and relief operations, Marcos said

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