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ELECTRIC COOP SITES CAN BE USED AS VACCINATION AREAS – POWER BLOC

Electric cooperatives (ECs) have offered their sites as mass vaccination areas to help the national government and local government units (LGUs) ensure proper and orderly roll out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination plans.   In his privilege speech delivered during Tuesday’s session (February 9, 2021), Assistant Minority Leader and Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) […]

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‘POWER BLOC’ LAUDS PASSAGE OF LIFELINE RATE BILL

The ‘power bloc’ of the House of Representatives renewed its commitment to promoting the rights of both electric cooperatives (ECs) and member-consumer-owners (MCOs) following the passage of two measures–House Bill 8145 and House Bill 8203–aimed at extending the implementation of lifeline rate subsidy and promoting the use of microgrid systems in the country.   The […]