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The Cebu City Government wants the city’s residents to limit to four hours each day the use of their Christmas lights to avoid contributing to a power shortage.

The Cebu City Council recently approved the resolution filed by Councilor Noel Wenceslao, asking the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) to encourage business establishments, offices and households to switch on their Christmas lights only from 6 to 10 p.m.

”With the aim to make one’s residents and establishments more attractive, flooding of Christmas lights can be seen, which may add to the problem of random power shortage,” Wenceslao said.

Wenceslao, who chairs the council’s committee on urban planning and development, also asked the public to use Christmas lights that are energy-efficient or energy-saving.

Light-emitting diode or LED Christmas lights are said to be more efficient since they do not require the color filters used in traditional lights. - pna