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The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) extends its deepest gratitude to the House of Representatives, Senate of the Philippines, the Office of the President, and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the strong push towards the recent approval of the franchise bills of two member-electric cooperatives (ECs) namely Camarines Sur IV Electric Cooperative, […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) rallied behind electric cooperatives (ECs) last Friday, encouraging them to serve as primary sources of solutions to recurring energy-related problems in their respective communities, thereby transforming themselves as “catalysts of progress.” NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda delivered this unity call at the Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (Philreca) activated Task Force Kapatid (TFK) over the weekend to aid in the rehabilitation efforts of calamity-hit Batanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BATANELCO). At least 17 linemen and two engineers from the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) were deployed Saturday morning, […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) has expressed its opposition to the petition filed by the National Power Corporation (NPC) before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) seeking approval of its proposed new subsidized approved generation rate (SAGR) for Small Power Utilities Group (SPUG) areas. Board Resolution No. 03-10-24, approved by PHILRECA, aligns with […]
In a letter addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives yesterday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. sent his veto message of House Bill 10554 or An Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. President Marcos echoed the declared national policy in PD 269 on total electrification of the Philippines […]
The Power Bloc in the House of Representatives has expressed its strong disapproval of the passage of House Bill No. 10306 or An Act Amending Sections 1, 15, And 21 Of Republic Act No. 11212, titled “An Act Granting MORE Electric And Power Corporation A Franchise To Establish, Operate, And Maintain, For Commercial Purposes And In […]
The House of Representatives led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the celebration of the 2021 National Cooperative Month, through a program dubbed “Punyagi at Tagumpay sa Gitna ng Pandemya”. The event organized by the House Committee on Cooperatives Development chaired by Rep. Presley de Jesus (Party-list, PHILRECA) formed part of the activities of the House in […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (PHILRECA), an association of 121 rural electric cooperatives nationwide has expressed its support for former National Electrification Agency (NEA) administrator Edgardo Masongsong after he was removed from his post by President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged corruption. “Reports of President Duterte’s removal of NEA Administrator Edgardo R. Masongsong (ERM) […]
The House Committee on Energy chaired by Deputy Majority Leader and Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel Macapagal Arroyo approved the Substitute Bill to House Bill 3031, seeking to ordain the development of the Philippine downstream natural gas industry and consolidate for the purpose, all laws relating to the transmission, distribution, as well as supply of natural […]
A measure providing for the national energy policy and framework for electric power advocacy hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Energy approved the unnumbered substitute bill that seeks for the creation of the Energy Advocacy Counsel Office (EACO). “The EACO would act as the independent end-user representative.” Deputy Speaker […]