RELIEF AID. Residents of Barangay Puhagan in Valencia, Negros Oriental who were affected by Typhoon Odette get rice and other relief assistance from the Energy Development Corporation on Jan. 5, 2022. Puhagan is one of the host communities for the EDC's 222.5-MW geothermal power plant in Negros Oriental. (Photo courtesy of EDC) DUMAGUETE CITY - Thousands of households in Negros Island have received relief assistance from power firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which operates the 222.5-megawatt geothermal power plants in the municipality of Valencia, Negros Oriental The Lopez-led geothermal energy leader has so far extended its "pampamilyang malasakit (family compassion" relief operations to 2,700 households in its partner communities in Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, a media release on Monday said. The relief assistance included 260 sacks of 50 kilograms of rice that EDC provided to its host communities in Valencia, Negros Oriental; Bago City, Murcia, and