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POSTPONE ELECTRIC COOP DISTRICT ELECTIONS — NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered the postponement of district elections of electric cooperatives (ECs) following the government’s declaration of a state of calamity in the country due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  NEA Memorandum No. 2020-010 postponing the conduct of district elections of all ECs nationwide until the declaration of a state […]

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ENSURE CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY IN PROVINCES DURING QUARANTINE — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered all electric cooperatives (ECs) to ensure continuous supply of electricity to their consumers, as Luzon was placed under enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Tuesday issued a memorandum directing the 121 ECs nationwide to activate their respective Vulnerability […]

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NEA SURPASSES 2019 COLLECTION TARGET — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ended 2019 on a high note as it registered a collection of over P2 billion on loan amortization payments from the electric cooperatives (ECs). Based on the collection performance report submitted by the NEA Finance Services Department to Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, the agency collected P2.297 billion last year, an increase of […]

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NEA APPOINTS NEW MASELCO PROJECT SUPERVISOR – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has designated one of its deputy administrators to supervise the management and operations of the Masbate Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MASELCO). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Office Order No. 2020-044 dated February 24, 2020, appointing NEA Deputy Administrator for Legal Services Rossan Rosero-Lee as the project supervisor of MASELCO.  “In the […]

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NEA EXCEEDS 2019 ELECTRICITY CONSUMER CONNECTIONS TARGET — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has surpassed its electrification target for 2019 with over 500,000 new consumer connections, bringing its overall energization level under the franchise areas of different electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide at 95 percent. Data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) showed that from January to December last year, […]

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ISSUANCES ABOVEBOARD, NO ‘ABUSE OF POWER,’ — MASONGSONG

National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong has refuted claims by a supposed consumer group that he had abused his authority when he issued memoranda increasing the salaries and retirement benefits of general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs), stressing the issuances were all aboveboard and that the accusations were part of a “malicious scheme” […]

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ALLEGATIONS VS MASONGSONG ARE BASELESS, MALICIOUS — ELECTRIC COOPS

Various electric cooperatives (ECs) on Thursday reiterated their support for National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, calling the allegations against the NEA chief baseless, erroneous, and outright malicious. In separate statements, the National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (NAGMEC), the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO), and the Philippine […]

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NASECORE ALLEGATIONS VS NEA ADMINISTRATOR MASONGSONG ARE MALICIOUS — ELECTRIC COOPS

The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA), National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (NAGMEC), and the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO) slammed the National Association of Electric Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (NASECORE) over its “absolutely erroneous and outright malicious” allegations against National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo R. […]

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ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS GET P700-M MORE IN 2020 — NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has welcomed an increase in budget for the continued implementation of electrification projects under this year’s General Appropriations Act (GAA).NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the national government subsidy for rural electrification was augmented by P768 million from P1.531 billion in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) to P2.299 billion in 2020 […]

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DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY IN BATANGAS DROPS AMID TAAL VOLCANO’S UNREST — MASONGSONG

Electric cooperatives in Batangas are facing a drastic decline in power demand as thousands of residential customers were forced to evacuate and businesses closed amid the continuing unrest of Taal Volcano, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said.  NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong received the information during his recent visit to the offices of Batangas I Electric […]