The Official Newsletter of Isabela II Electric Cooperative January - March Issue no. 3 What’s inside ISD revives school symposia Page 2 by: Pinky Ann C. Lucas ISELCO II joins “Isang Bayan, After a few years of its non-ex- their applications for power con- Isang Bayanihan” challenge istence, the school symposium has nection in the near future, hence, Page 3 again emerged as part of the regu- they are being made aware of in- Key officers and employees lar activities of the Institutional Ser- formation relative to the operation attend 3-day consultative vices Department (ISD). The activity and programs of our distribution meeting intends to educate the youth on utility. Page 4 various information on electricity The team composes of the MSD EC Regional Presidents that generally affect them as young Chief Ma. Luisa Z. Demetria, Mem- reactivates PHILAECIA consumers. The Cooperative is not bership Education Development Page 4 discounting the fact that most of and Coop Promotion Section Head ISELCO II social responsibility these students, if not all, shall file turn to page 3 and civil concern Page 5 NELECA SPORTSFEST 2013 ISELCO II energizes ISELCO II CHAMPIONS - Earned not Given far-flung sitios & barangays by: Jessa I. Que Page 8 he Northeast Cagelco I. The event ferent participating Unbundled power rate TLuzon Electric was participated by coops. Other coops schedule for the month Cooperatives’ Asso- CAGELCO I, CAGELCO have their respective of December 2013 ciation (NELECA) con- II, IFELCO, KAELCO, IS- assignments. During Page 9 ducted a sports festival ELCO I and ISELCO II. the opening program, ISELCO II conducts work on August 23-24, 2013 participants paraded attitude seminar for employees t was bright and held at the Cagayan together with athletes clear day perfect Sports Complex, Tu- I with the torch relay Page 10 for sports. The ISELCO Yolanda victims receive guegarao City, Cagay- represented by the II was in charge in the financial aid from ISELCO II an, was hosted by the registration of dif- turn to page 6 ISELCO II JOINS “ISANG BAYAN, ISANG BAYANIHAN” CHALLENGE by: Ma.Luisa Z. Demetria Since 2006, the Gawad Kalinga has provinces nationwide with advocacy support in Gawad Kalinga’s Bayani been staging a yearly GK Bayani Chal- to battle poverty! Challenge 2013: Isang Bayan, Isang lenge, it is a 5-day event testing cour- The 5-day volunteerism activity Bayanihan. Amidst all this, everyone age, endurance, and love for country. was graced by Isabela Governor Faus- went home with a smile on their faces The Bayani Challenge is a group tino “Bojie” G. Dy III in Ilagan City, knowing we had done our part. As the of volunteers where they showed Isabela. The provincial government event culminated, the volunteers ex- enthusiasm to work together toward declared March 27, 2013 as non-work- pressed so much jubilation being part expressing of love for country and ing day in the entire province, it being of the “Isang Bayan, Isang Bayanihan” caring for the poor through building the 2013 Bayani Challenge Day in Isa- Challenge. of homes, repairing of schools, health bela. This event will challenge more missions,tree planting, and activities As for ISELCO II, through the volunteers and partners to change with the kids (Paraisong Pambata). leadership of General Manager David lives, bring hope to others, and build This year, the Gawad Kalinga’s Bayani Solomon M. Siquian vowed to con- sustainable communities. Indeed, this Challenge 2013: Isang Bayan, Isang tinue in supporting the GK’s Bayani was the biggest event and one of ac- Bayanihan which was held last March Challenge. A group of employees complishments of ISELCO II. 23-27, 2013, was the largest Bayani have decided to clean the areas lead- Challenge ever as thousands of vol- ing to esteros in Cauayan City to show unteers gathered from 34 different EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-Chief : Lope M. Dalupang, Jr. Associate/s Editor : Racquel R. Barandino Ma. Luisa Z. Demetria Consultants : Henedina Ponce : Antonia Bagunu, Ph.D. Writers/Contributors: Lay-out Artist: Jan M. Vehemente Remedios A. Laragan Luzviminda L. Panangui Circulation Manager/s: Liborio P. Medrano Dominador R. Simon Sherwin B. Quijano Eduardo O. Pagguirigan Constantino P. Gangan Rolando Aggabao Pinky Ann C. Lucas Genevieve Uy Lourdes D. Pedro April Cubangbang Rachelle Suzette L. Balauag Andrea Blanca Antonio Jessa I. Que Henry Pavon 2 ISD REVIVES... from page 1 Dominador R. Simon and yours truly, being the In- Monico Rarama High School, Roxas, Isabela; Nagu- formation Officer, have initially carried out sympo- ilian National High School, Naguilian, Isabela; Mal- sium in the following schools in the southern part lig National High School, Mallig, Isabela; Gamu Ru- of the coverage area: Benito Soliven National High ral Highschool, Gamu, Isabela; Roxas National High school and Yeban Norte Integrated School, Benito School, Roxas, Isabela; Isabela School of Arts Soliven, Isabela; San Mariano High School and Ye- and Trades (ISAT), City of Ilagan, Isabela and; Quezon ban Integrated High School, San Mariano, Isabela; National High School, Quezon, Isabela. The Cooperative is in deep gratitude with the school heads who readily approved our request for the conduct of school symposium in their respective schools. Since floating of letter requests addressed to the different school heads in more than twenty five schools in the southern and northern part of the ISELCO II coverage area, schedules for school sympo- sium keep pouring in. The activity started first week of October 2011 and expected to be completed in March 2014. The positive reactions and responses the conductors receive from high school students in each symposium clearly indicate prior awareness in the existence of electricity in their day- to- day exis- tence. It is then the Cooperative’s duty to continue and instill in our future consumers the relevance of this commodity in their lives. KEY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ATTEND 3-DAY CONSULTATIVE MEETING by: Pinky Ann C. Lucas A three-day consultative Philippine Federation of Elec- impact in the operation of CDA- meeting with the Cooperative tric Cooperatives (PHILFECO) registered Cooperatives. Under Development Authority (CDA) and officials of the Cooperative the Act, all ECs are given the and Philippine Federation of Development Authority (CDA) choice to remain as non-stock, Electric Cooperatives (PHIL- under which ISELCO II is now non-profit cooperative or convert FECO) was held on November registered. into and register as a stock coop- 20-22, 2013 in Rembrandt Ho- erative under the Cooperative tel, Tomas Morato Extension, The meeting intends to Development Authority (CDA) Quezon City. Participants were provide the cooperatives a broad- or a stock corporation under the Board Chairmen, General Man- er view on the salient points of Securities and Exchange Com- agers and key employees of the RA 10531 otherwise known as mission (SEC). Regardless of 15 CDA-registered Cooperatives. the National Electrification Ad- the choice made, however, NEA Speakers of this consultative ministration (NEA) Reform Act meeting are legal counsels of the and its Implementing Rules and turn to page 9 Regulation (IRR) considering its 3 EC REGIONAL PRESIDENTS REACTIVATES PHILAECIA by: Remedios A. Laragan he Philippine Association of Elec- gros Oriental Electric Cooperative in One of which is professionalism of In- Ttric Cooperatives’ Internal Audi- Dumaguete City was previously an of- ternal Auditors as key performers of tors (PHILAECIA) once again convened ficer of the Cooperative Development ECs in maintaining a high level of pro- last October 22-23, 2013 in Manila. Authority (CDA) where the ISELCO II is ficiency in addressing the challenges Also present during the conference now registered. Due to appointment of the Electric Power Industry Reform were General Manager (GM) Wendell of Ms. Sameon as the new GM of Ne- Act of 2001 (R.A. 9136) otherwise V. Ballesteros of the Philippine Ru- gros Oriental Electric Cooperative, Inc. known as the EPIRA Law and the new ral Electric Cooperatives Association (NORECO), the participants during the charter of NEA and the CDA. This will (PHILRECA) and Director Veronica B. conference concurred installation of foster good and harmonious relation- Cruz of the National Electrification Ad- the new president, Ms. Nelia D. Lor- ship among ECs through the spirit of ministration (NEA-ECAD) who joined enzo of Pampanga I Electric Coopera- sharing best practices. us in our meeting. The discussion fo- tive (PELCO I). cused on reactivation of the said as- n the second day of the con- sociation which has been dormant for he objective of the association is to Oference, the writer was over- years after the retirement of some of Tpromote unity among its members whelmed having been introduced by its national officers. The writer came in the different electric cooperatives the PHILAECIA President as the new to know also that the association’s (ECs) in the entire region so as to real- member of the association and lone incumbent National President in the ize the purposes for which association only officer from a CDA-registered co- person of Ms. Eunora Y. Sameon of Ne- was primarily formed or organized. operative that represents the region. ISELCO II SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVIL CONCERN by: Henry Pavon It has been years when we shed light to our val- As our social responsibility and civil concern, ued humanity, upheavals pass by; we learned from them, ISELCO II has organized its emergency response team learned from you and learned from ourselves. (I2ERT) composed of employees, branch managers and sub-office heads to be an advocate in protecting, maintain- Under the leadership of General Manager David ing and extending services to our valued consumers. I am Solomon M. Siquian, ISELCO II explores in various civic truly grateful to the management of ISELCO II for giving me and social activities.