Gone are the days when fishermen of this agricultural province have to use pressurized paraffin lamp in their fishing expeditions. The provincial government hast started distributing solar powered lamps to 1,130 fishermen in nine coastal town. Taken from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the solar lamps worth P5.8 million will benefit fishermen victimized by super typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013.

Nepomoceno, J. A. (2016, September 25). Poor fishermen get solar lamps. Panay News, pp. 3, 15.