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24/7 CALL CENTER SET UP BY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE – MASONGSONG

Determined to put up a fast, efficient and reliable service to its client base in Northern Mindanao, the First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FIBECO) established a 24-hour call center to immediately act on various customer concerns. Based in Maramag, Bukidnon, FIBECO’s ‘Tawag Center’ operates seven days a week to serve its member-consumer-owners (MCOs) from Valencia […]

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OVER P2B LOANS EXTENDED TO POWER COOPS IN 2017 – MASONGSONG

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released P2.096-billion worth of loans, including calamity loans, to 52 electric cooperatives (ECs) through various loan windows in 2017, surpassing its target of P1.7-billion for the year. The bulk of the loans, amounting to P1.298-billion, helped bankroll the capital expenditure projects of different ECs, while P304-million were borrowed by […]

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NEA APPROVES P151-M CALAMITY LOAN to REHAB POWER LINES in MARAWI – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) Board of Administrators recently approved the calamity loan that would fund the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the damaged power distribution lines in Marawi City. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the NEA Board, in a resolution dated December 5, approved the request of the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LASURECO) for […]

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NEA Deadset on Consumer Empowerment, Total Electrification – MASONGSONG

State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) remains steadfast in its commitment to carry out the total electrification of the country despite the many challenges, including the liquidation of subsidy funds released to its partner electric cooperatives. Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, in a press conference with Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi and other officials at the Department of Energy […]

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Former Chair of Joint Congressional Power Commission Appointed to NEA Board – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) welcomes the recent appointment of former Lanao del Norte Representative Alipio Cirilo Badelles as new member to the Board of Administrators (BOA). Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said Badelles’ addition to the NEA Board will be of great help as the state-run agency continues to iron out several issues involving distressed […]

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The National Electrification Administration Reform Act Is Color-Blind – MASONGSONG

  As a state-run agency that would rather unite its industry partners than see them divided, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) expressed its commitment to help all electric cooperatives (ECs), even those registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). Administrator Edgardo Masongsong underscored this message before hundreds of EC general managers and board of directors […]

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Energy Distribution Firms Upbeat on Growth – MASONGSONG

  High-performing non-profit energy distribution firms like the Isabela I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ISELCO-I) are confident they will sustain their economic vitality despite the increasing challenges facing the rural electrification sector. ISELCO-I executives attributed this sanguine outlook to the support they are getting from the National Electrification Administration (NEA), especially given the pro-consumer policies endorsed […]

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NEA to Act on Palawan Blackouts – MASONGSONG

  The National Electrification Administration (NEA) must consider taking legal courses of action versus energy generation companies (gencos) that may be found guilty of shortchanging the Palawan Electric Cooperative (PALECO) in their power supply agreements. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, issued this statement during his meeting with officials from the […]

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Flexible Payment Program Improves Collection Efficiency – MASONGSONG

  The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (DANECO) under the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has taken a step forward in improving its collection efficiency by offering a flexible payment scheme to their member-consumers having difficulties paying their energy bills and facing disconnection. Board Director Rey Nagar of the Task Force (TF) Duterte-Northern Davao Power […]

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Ceremonial Switch-On of the 12 Millionth Consumer Connection – MASONGSONG

  State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) has yet again demonstrated its commitment to fulfilling its mandate to bring electricity to every Filipino household in the remote and rural areas of the country. On Friday, August 25, a simple ceremonial switch-on of the 12 millionth consumer connection under the government’s rural electrification drive was conducted, marking […]