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Some 1,200 representatives from 116 electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide made a courtesy visit to the House of Representatives to mark the 8th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) and the 48th Founding Anniversary of the National Electrification Administration (NEA). Leaders of the various electric cooperatives and member-consumer-owner (MCO) organizations, accompanied by NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the legislation of a National Easy Access Credit Program for Agriculture and Fishery to assure that all initiatives for the development of rural communities will be sustained. This according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol in a forum in Batangas. Piñol announced that a group of technical […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Edgardo Masongsong spearheaded the switch-on ceremony for the electrification of sitios within the coverage area of the Surigao del Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURSECO I) during the distribution utility’s 46th founding anniversary celebration. Masongsong was assisted by Energy Undersecretary Benito Ranque, SURSECO I General Manager Joceler Moralda, and the […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong kicked off the nationwide celebration of the 8th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) with the Ceremonial Switch-on of the 12 Millionth Consumer Connection, the opening of the Renewable Energy Investors Exhibit, and a visit of Electric Cooperatives to the House of Representatives. This year’s NEAM, with the […]
As part of the initiative to assist the farmers and fisherfolks affected by the conflict in Marawi, the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will seed five million fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in Lake Lanao. Under the Balik Sigla sa mga Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) […]
Help from different electric cooperatives and private energy companies continues to pour in for the employees of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO), who are among the thousands displaced by the fighting between government forces and members of the Maute group in Marawi. Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power recently received relief […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is finding ways to free the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) it supervises from paying taxes under House Bill 5636 or the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act of President Rodrigo Duterte. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said they are currently working with rural electrification advocates from both the […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has given P10 million worth of Survival and Recovery (SURE) loans to displaced farmers in besieged Marawi who were affected by the battle between extremist terrorists that took over parts of the city more than two months ago and the government’s security forces. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the […]
As the lead agency tasked to manage transportation systems and traffic decongestion plans in the country, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will take the lead in transferring its Central Office to Clark, Pampanga, a move that is in line with the creation of the country’s National Government Center. The transfer is seen to help […]
Internally displaced families whom the government plans to relocate in temporary shelters as soon as crisis subsides in Marawi City may expect immediate electricity service, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said electrification workers from the Task Force Duterte Lanao Sur Power already set up a 1.8-kilometer electricity line in […]