How many people in the Philippines are expected to watch Manny Pacquiao’s title fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night? Enough that local officials have asked residents to turn off some household appliances to assure there are not power outages during the bout.
According to the AFP, residents of the western Philippines are being urged to unplug their refrigerators in advance of the fight. Rante Ramos, who is the secretary of the electrical company on the island of Palawan, posted the request on Facebook.
“Truth is, come May 3 … Palawan grid would still be 2-megawatt short of power supply,” he wrote.