Manila, Dec. 17 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday that about 3.1 million Filipinos in 759 insurgency-cleared barangays have benefitted from rural electrification projects funded under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) from 2022 to 2025.

In a statement, the DILG said 463 rural electrification projects have brought power to remote communities through on-grid connections and off-grid solar solutions in the past three years.

"Streets that were once unlit now have light. Homes that relied on lamps now have electricity. Barangays that used to shut down at sundown are now open to opportunity," it said.

The DILG said electricity has changed lives in Barangay Banwague in Guihulngan Cit...