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The electric cooperatives (ECs) under the supervision of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) have reaffirmed their commitment to work together to bridge electricity access gap, especially in remote and far-flung communities with poor living conditions. In a recent dialogue with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the NEA, the general managers of different ECs nationwide […]
Lawyer Janeene Depay-Colingan, who is leading the Regulatory Affairs Office (RAO) of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), has been appointed as the new executive director and general manager of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA). PHILRECA president Presley de Jesus of the Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ISELCO I) announced her designation recently, […]
The rehabilitation of cash-strapped Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) is now in full swing as the National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently approved its P18.456 million loan to settle some of its power accounts. The money serves as one-month working capital for the Bangued-based power distribution utility to help ensure the continuous delivery of electricity service to […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will reclaim four wetlands encroached by business establishments and illegal settlers in Boracay, Secretary Roy Cimatu has assured. Cimatu made the statement during the recent public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, chaired by Senator Cynthia Villar, at a resort in the […]
Successful cooperatives are all alike; unsuccessful cooperatives fail in their own way. For the Akelco Employees Multipurpose Cooperative (AKEMPCO), it’s all about managing expectations and getting its priorities straight. It has been 15 years since this employees’ co-op of the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) was established and until now, its members continue to live […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu said that there could be cease and desist orders and other actions issued to erring businesses in Boracay very soon. “We are fast tracking our processes, and we’ll probably see sanctions handed out before the end of March to businesses that fail to roll out […]
With over 19,000 sitios across the country that remain without electricity, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) and its partner electric cooperatives (ECs) have pledged to complete all pending state-funded rural electrification projects by 2022. The commitment was made during the ECs General Managers’ Session held recently at the NEA auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City, which […]
An organization of board of directors of electric cooperatives (ECs) has adopted a resolution creating a comprehensive program that will provide all kinds of immediate assistance to underperforming power distribution utilities. This is among a handful of proposals introduced during the First EC Board of Directors Summit organized by the Philippine Association of Board of […]
There might be another way around cleaning up Boracay without the mandatory closure of businesses that drive its economy. How? By putting up waste-to-energy facilities in the bustling tourist destination. An official from the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) brought this up amid reports that a number of establishments in the area will be forced […]
An official from a national federation of stock electric cooperatives (ECs) registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) has expressed his full support to the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in taking over the management control of Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO). David Solomon Siquian, director of the Philippine Federation of Electric Cooperatives (PHILFECO) and general manager […]