ILOILO City – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) has completed energizing the vessel Capt. John B. Lacson that will be used as temporary shelter for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic frontliners in this city.
The vessel, owned by JBL Maritime Foundation, is currently anchored at the Iloilo River Wharf along the street of Muelle Loney.
The city government resolved to use the vessel to house workers from the City Health Office, Public Safety and Transportation Management Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, and Iloilo City Emergency Response Team – all at the forefront of implementing the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocols to battle COVID-19.
Among the facilities installed by MORE Power included an electric post, three 75 kVA transformers, a primary line, a service line, and an electric meter.
Now fully energized, the vessel is ready for the use of the frontliners./PN
