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PH'S FIRST E-COMMUNITY. The first off-grid electronic community in the Philippines in Barangay Puhagan in Valencia, Negros Oriental, was formally launched Monday (Oct. 4, 2021) by the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), Department of Information and Communications Technology, and other partners. Norreen Bautista, EDC Corporate Social Responsibility head for Negros, and Governor Roel Degamo led the on-site switch-on ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Irma Faith Pal) DUMAGUETE CITY - Residents of Barangay Puhagan in Valencia, Negros Oriental will now be enjoying free Wi-Fi following Monday's switch-on ceremony for the country's first off-grid, electronic (e-) community. Renewable energy leader Energy Development Corporation (EDC), owned by First Gen Corporation, led the switch-on ceremony on site, which was also linked virtually via Zoom, together with its partners, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industr ....

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