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DY TO NEA: STOP MISMANAGEMENT OF ELECTRIC COOPS

Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy on Tuesday called on National Electrification Administration chief Antonio Almeda to put a stop to the mismanagement of electric cooperatives committed by unscrupulous officials. “Panahon na para tuldukan natin ang mga pang-aabuso ng ibang mga opisyales ng mga electric cooperatives natin. Panahon na para baguhin ang kanilang mga polisiya […]

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PRESIDENT MARCOS URGED: PRESERVE ELECTRIC COOPS

The National Center of Concerned Electric Consumers (NCCECO) has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to include the preservation of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the administration’s priority measures. During its national convention, NCCECO adopted a resolution requesting the President “to include as a priority bill the preservation of ECs not just being the legacy of the […]

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NEA AIMS TO ACHIEVE TOTAL ELECTRIFICATION BY 2028

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its plans and programs that will drive the country toward achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth. At the recently concluded NEA Strategic Thinking Conference-Workshop in Pampanga, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda vowed to attain 100-percent electrification in the country by 2028. NEA will help in the facilitation of the […]

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FIX POWER OUTAGES IN 32 PROVINCES, URGE SOLONS

APEC Party-list Representative Sergio Dagooc and Occidental Mindoro Lone District Representative Leody Tarriela called on the government to address power outages affecting more than 25 million Filipinos in 32 island provinces in the country. Dagooc said to help address the problem of rotational brownouts, he wrote to House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for the augmentation […]

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DY BACKS HOUSE PROBE ON ISABELA ELECTRIC COOPS

Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy expressed hope that a House probe on the poor service rendered by Isabela province’s two electric cooperatives would help improve the province’s power situation. “We hope that this inquiry will lead to an improvement in Isabela’s power situation. Hindi po makatarungan at makatao ang perwisyong dinadanas ng mga taga-Isabela […]

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DY URGES NEA, DOE INTERVENTION IN ISABELA EC WOES

Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V urged the National Electrification Administration and the Department of Energy to intervene amid a power crisis in Isabela, as he blasted two electric cooperatives (ECs) for their failure to provide cheap and reliable electricity in the province. “We need someone to step in and rescue the province […]

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NEA POWER TASK FORCE ELECTION ALL SET FOR MAY 9

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10743 dated 16 December 2021 deputized, among others, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the purpose of enduring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the 9 May 2022 national and local elections. NEA is commissioned to provide and maintain stable and continuous nationwide electric power requirements […]

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NCECCO ELECTS MASONGSONG AS SECRETARY GENERAL

The National Center of Electric Cooperatives’ Consumers (NCECCO) has elected former National Electrification Administration (NEA) administrator Edgardo Rama Masongsong as its Secretary-General.NCECCO is the national organization of Electric Cooperatives’ (ECs) MCOs or Member-Consumer-Owners that espouses a vision of being a vanguard of the rights and interests of all electricity consumers nationwide, which Masongsong upholds to […]

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MORE EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC COOPS URGED

From the P200 million allocation in next year’s emergency response funds for electric cooperatives, Senator Win Gatchalian expressed his support to increase the appropriation for the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF). The ECERF was institutionalized as a ready fund that can be tapped by ECs for faster restoration of electricity and power facilities […]

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NEA RELEASES P455-M IN LOANS TO COOPS AS OF AUGUST

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released P455.293 million worth of loans, including calamity loans, to 19 electric cooperatives (ECs) under the Enhanced Lending Program from January to August this year. Data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) as of August 31, 2021 showed that the bulk or P380.293 million of these […]