Comments on: Marinduque

By: wave

wave — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:53:32 +0000

Hoping that the entire province will have it’s more tourists,(that’s great!:).
The only instance here is that the power supply, the brown out always there,but then that should be the priority of the local government.
It’s just a small island, so why not make it more progressive.The politician should be responsible for these. So let so let see after the election there.
Come and experience the beauty of the paradise….

By: cagpo

cagpo — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:52:30 +0000

Great write up, really well done. regarding Star Horse Shipping Lines, its a great ferry, comfortable, big TVs and bar, comfortable seats (they plow route from Lucena also to Balancan). A nice alternative to the deteroiting Montenegro Lines service (which used to be good). And also from Batangas! their ships apparently have come on a lease service from South Korea, and have been given a “Missionary operator” status to Marinduque, the Port Authority and all. Should be good for Marinduque tourism, good inititiative. As for brownouts, i would think Bella rocca would have that covered at least, with the money they have invested into Elefant island, speed boats, helicopters and all, it would make sense to have already though of the need of generator power, i am sure doing its re-construction they would have already encountered power issues, i am sure they have thought of that (i hope), if not, they will have to be thinking of it soon. Here in torrijos its an on and off issue, if power became more continuous and uninterupted, tourism and the economy can only get better. At our resort in Brgy. Cagpo, torrijos, we make do with our big generator, its an investment you have to do. The local power outages are redicoulous, it should be top priority for the provincial government to give the island sufficient power. If we want to get anywhere that is.

lets see if the power will remain, after the elections.

By: Batangas_guy

Batangas_guy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:02:36 +0000

Subuquin Roro port in San Juan, Batangas going to Balanacan is already operational. It is serviced by Star Horse Shipping Line.

By: Ger Groeneveld

Ger Groeneveld — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:27:08 +0000

There is a solution, of course. The cure is in the use of biomass, plenty available as residues from coconut and rice. Easy to expand with special biomass plantations in now unused areas in Torijos, Buena Vista and Gasan. Mogpog and Santa Cruz do have enough already available to get started without exra biomass input. Charcoal producing can be done 3x times more efficiently with as a bonus electricty generation at the same time.

Now for bringing in the solution. Yes investments are needed and not rounded up as yet. So every one is invited (also small time investors as I have set up a share holders company so every one can buy some shares)

By: Ger Groeneveld

Ger Groeneveld — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:18:13 +0000

Hello Gina,

Just being busy setting up a business for providing the renewable power on Marinduque. I have been in the area (the whole island actually) looking around for opportunities to do so and succeed quite well.

As an energy expert I know that it is quite difficult to set up a power supply system for the self-sufficiency of the island. From the feasibility studies I have done so far, wind and solar alone will be not enough. There is also a (rather big) component needed generated from biomass.
By now the pilot power station (multiple are planned) is to be near Torijos or/and Santa Cruz. I happen to know that near BellaRocca in Lipita there is enough space for creating (and already existing) Jatropha plantations (tuba-tuba), one of the biomass sources I intend to use for the generation of power.

With some experience in eco-resorts in the Caribbean (Roatan, near Honduras) I think your plan can be a success. Please contact me at gergroeneveld at gmail.com.

By: pktan

pktan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:05:32 +0000

David didn’t put a . at the blogspot.com, I just fixed it, should be good to go : ))

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:40:31 +0000

Hi there,

I tried clicking on the link on your name but the site is not pulling up. If ever there is something positive that will come up with these hearings, that would be great for Marinduque – as you know how the bureaucracy works here at a snail pace! Hope it gets solved soon- most Visayas provinces experience power outages a lot of time and I hope the local governments can do something about it too.

Cheers

Ryan

By: David B Katague

David B Katague — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:00:05 +0000

Hi Ryan, If you click on my name, there are two videos on the Congressional hearing regarding the Marinduque Power crisis. The reference and cause behind this power outages is also posted on my link above. Thank you for your interest about Marinduque.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:45:19 +0000

Why do you say so David?

By: David B Katague

David B Katague — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:44:33 +0000

It looks like Marinduque Power Crisis will end by November 1. No more brown outs or black outs in Marinduque.