Some residents of Mangaldan, Pangasinan expressed frustration after experiencing five power outages in one night.

Parts of Barangay Nibaliw in Mangaldan lost electricity repeatedly evening on August 3, 2025 due to equipment failure, according to the Central Pangasinan Electric Cooperative (CENPELCO).

This caused inconvenience to consumers, especially those with small children.

“Wala kasing electric fan kaya naiinitan ang anak ko,” Janette Soriano, an electric consumer, said.

Lolita Agsaoy, another resident, said the constant outages might damage their appliances or increase their electricity bills.

“Andiyan kami sa taas ng bahay, tapos bakit wala na kaming signal, wala na palang kuryente, tapos mag-switch ulit, tapos mamatay ulit, mahirap,” she said.

CENPELCO General Manager Engr. Rodrigo Corpuz said a sudden surge in electricity demand over the past two days likely caused the feeder to malfunction, which affected the protective fuse.

“Noong una, pinalitan lang ‘yung pumutok na fuse. Ngayon after mapalitan, nag-switch, for how many seconds or minutes nagkaroon ng defect ulit kaya nag-opt ang ating maintenance na palitan ang buong assembly,” Corpuz said.

Despite the inconvenience, CENPELCO said the outages will not cause a spike in consumption or damage to home appliances.

They also clarified no increase or decrease in power rates is expected this August, but continued to urge consumers to practice energy conservation and responsible electricity use.