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ENSURE CONTINUOUS ELECTRICAL SUPPLY IN PROVINCES DURING QUARANTINE — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered all electric cooperatives (ECs) to ensure continuous supply of electricity to their consumers, as Luzon was placed under enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong on Tuesday issued a memorandum directing the 121 ECs nationwide to activate their respective Vulnerability […]

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NEA SURPASSES 2019 COLLECTION TARGET — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) ended 2019 on a high note as it registered a collection of over P2 billion on loan amortization payments from the electric cooperatives (ECs). Based on the collection performance report submitted by the NEA Finance Services Department to Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, the agency collected P2.297 billion last year, an increase of […]

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MORE TYPHOON-AFFECTED POWER COOPS GET CALAMITY LOANS – NEA

More electric cooperatives (ECs) have received calamity loans from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the rehabilitation of their power distribution facilities due to the onslaught of Typhoon “Tisoy” in December last year.  Latest data from the NEA Accounts Management and Guarantee Department (AMGD) showed that the electrification agency released P51.596-million in calamity loans to six […]

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NEA NAMES SOUTH COTABATO POWER COOP ACTING GENERAL MANAGER — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has temporarily installed a project supervisor and acting general manager (PS/AGM) at the South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative, Inc.(SOCOTECO I) pending the appointment of a regular general manager. Through NEA Office Order No. 2020-046 dated February 24, 2020, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong designated Atty. Ricardo Orias, Jr. as PS/AGM to […]

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NEA APPOINTS NEW MASELCO PROJECT SUPERVISOR – MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has designated one of its deputy administrators to supervise the management and operations of the Masbate Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MASELCO). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Office Order No. 2020-044 dated February 24, 2020, appointing NEA Deputy Administrator for Legal Services Rossan Rosero-Lee as the project supervisor of MASELCO.  “In the […]

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NEA EXCEEDS 2019 ELECTRICITY CONSUMER CONNECTIONS TARGET — MASONGSONG

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has surpassed its electrification target for 2019 with over 500,000 new consumer connections, bringing its overall energization level under the franchise areas of different electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide at 95 percent. Data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) showed that from January to December last year, […]

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ISSUANCES ABOVEBOARD, NO ‘ABUSE OF POWER,’ — MASONGSONG

National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong has refuted claims by a supposed consumer group that he had abused his authority when he issued memoranda increasing the salaries and retirement benefits of general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs), stressing the issuances were all aboveboard and that the accusations were part of a “malicious scheme” […]

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ELECTRIC COOPS MUST HAVE ANTI-COVID-19 MEASURES IN PLACE FOR PUBLIC EVENTS — NEA

LAGUINDINGAN, Misamis Oriental—The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has advised all electric cooperatives (ECs) to strictly observe all precautionary measures against the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in organizing public gatherings, such as its Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA).  NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued the statement during a consultative meeting between the NEA Board of Administrators (BOA) and […]

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ALLEGATIONS VS MASONGSONG ARE BASELESS, MALICIOUS — ELECTRIC COOPS

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 […]

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NASECORE ALLEGATIONS VS NEA ADMINISTRATOR MASONGSONG ARE MALICIOUS — ELECTRIC COOPS

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. […]