1.   The National Electric Power Authority is so unreliable that several nationwide blackouts have occurred in recent months.

2.   A four-day nationwide blackout eased Saturday as state power company workers ended their strike after the government threatened to fire them and seize their property.

3.   Nor are they interested in nationwide rolling blackouts.

4.   The threat of a nationwide blackout receded a bit Friday as weathermen predicted the start of monsoon rains next week.