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Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has appealed to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue a Provisional Authority to Operate (PAO) to a new power generator, Isla Norte Energy Corp. (INEC), in the northern island of Bantayan. Garcia on Thursday sought ERC's immediate intervention so INEC could supply the much-needed power supply gap in the island to address its energy woes that have existed for years. She made the call during a meeting at the Provincial Capitol with officials of the ERC, INEC, Bantayan Electric Cooperative (Banelco), Bantayan Island Power Corp. (BIPCOR), and the mayors of Santa Fe and Madridejos towns. INEC executives said during the meeting that they have complied with the necessary documentary requirements for them to be granted the PAO. In a Facebook post, Bantayan's power distributor Banelco informed the island residents that INEC finished its testing and commissioning on October 18 and BIPCOR has resu