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A party-list lawmaker is proposing for the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to be included in the council recently established by the government to ensure the successful implementation of the “Balik Probinsya” program. Rep. Presley de Jesus of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) Party-list made this call as he welcomes the institutionalization of the […]
A party-list lawmaker has expressed his full support for the government’s “Balik Probinsya” program aimed at decongesting the National Capital Region (NCR) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Rep. Presley de Jesus of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) party-list welcomed the institutionalization of the “Balik Probinsya” program, and expressed the rural electrification […]
All 121 electric cooperatives operating nationwide have given their support to the Pantawid Liwanag program. According to Rodrigo Sacedor, Chairperson of the National Center of Electric Cooperatives Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO), over 3 million consumers will benefit from the program. “With the solidarity and resilience of those who believe in the rural electrification movement, the Pantawid Liwanag has been supported […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are authorized to realign the budget they have set aside for some of their institutional activities this year to fund the initial rollout of their respective “Pantawid Liwanag” programs, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the power coops may consider this option as well as other fundraising activities to […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) have lauded Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi for urging government agencies to settle their electricity bills, saying that the timely payment of the agencies’ obligations would allow the ECs to properly service their franchise areas. Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) Executive Director Atty. Janeene Depay-Colingan on Sunday said […]
One of the country’s largest electric cooperative (EC) groups on Tuesday slammed what it said was an attempt by Solar Para sa Bayan Corporation, a private solar power company to circumvent provisions of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) by obtaining a legislative franchise. In a position paper submitted to House Appropriations […]
Two of the biggest electric cooperative (EC) groups in the country expressed grave concerns over the “publicity-driven” attempts of a private for-profit entity wanting to enter the power sector to “paint itself as a savior of rural electrification,” in what they tagged as a “concerted drive to undermine grassroots people’s organizations deeply embedded in the […]