DAVAO LIGHT and Power Company Inc. (DLPC) will continue to expand its electrical services in the remaining 20 barangays in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) after the implementation of the Supplemental Writ of Possession by the Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 4, Panabo City, on May 28, 2026.
DLPC officially took over distribution assets covering all barangays following the power distribution operations on Feb 25, 2026, and will commence the full range of services such as system operations and maintenance, customer service, billing, and collection on the island.
The court order covers 16 Samal barangays and four barangays in Talicud Island. These are Adecor, Anonang, Aumbay, Aundanao, Bandera, Cogon (Talicud), Dadatan, Kanaan, Libertad, Licup, Linosutan, Pangubatan (Talicud I), Peñaplata (Poblacion), Poblacion (Kaputian), San Isidro (Kaputian), San Remigio, Santa Cruz (Talicud II), Sion (Zion), Tagbaobo, and Tagbitan-ag.
In a statement released by DLPC, they reaffirmed their focus on delivering safe, reliable, and dependable electricity service to the communities in Samal as well as Davao del Norte to address concerns such as power interruptions in affected areas.
The company also ensures that mandates from the court will be carried out peacefully. Samal’s transition of electricity services is part of the implementation of Republic Act No. 12144, granting DLPC the right to expand franchises in the provinces of Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro.
With the recent launch of DLPC’s 1.25-kilometer submarine cable project, IGaCoS will be connected to the Davao City mainland grid, meeting its electricity demand via the 69-kilovolt cable with a rated capacity of 50 megawatts, which is higher than the island’s estimated peak of 12 megawatts.
