I usually don’t just point to other stuff on this blog, but Ethan Zuckerman is always a worthwhile read: See A Talk at the World Bank.
My wife ro-ro’ed from Malaybalay to Manila last week with the family. She was taken aback at the extent of remaining devastation in Albay from the storms last year and this article is a just a partial reminder of the problems still facing Aleco and electric consumers in the region.