2020 Issue Official Publication of the Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. NEA HAILS ENACTMENT OF MURANG KURYENTE LAW, ANTI-OBSTRUCTION OF POWER LINES ACT www.nea.gov.ph Masongsong hailed the market. enactment of the legislation, SDs, on the other saying that removing the hand, refer to any unpaid stranded contract costs financial obligations of (SCCs) and stranded debts NPC which have not (SDs) of NPC in the power been liquidated by the bills would result in a lower proceeds from the sales and cost of electricity. privatization of its assets. Under the Electric President Duterte Power Industry Reform Act also signed Republic Act (EPIRA) of 2001, SCCs No. 11361, otherwise known and SDs are passed on to as the Anti-Obstruction The National Kuryente Act, on August power consumers as part of of Power Lines Act, on Electrification 8 seeking to allocate the the "universal charge" in the August 8 which aims to Administration (NEA) has government's net share monthly electric bill. reduce power outages in the welcomed the signing into from the P208-billion SCCs, as defined country. law of the Murang Kuryente Malampaya Fund to settle by EPIRA, refer to the Under the new law, Act and the Anti-Obstruction the debts incurred by the excess of the contracted planting of tall growing of Power Lines Act. National Power Corp. cost of electricity under plants, constructing President Rodrigo (NPC). eligible contracts over the hazardous improvements, Duterte signed Republic Act NEA actual selling price of the No. 11371, or the Murang Administrator Edgardo contracted energy in the Turn to page 4 ELECTRIC COOPS RESILIENT, STRONG AMID COVID-19 Hazel Chua (www.ikot.ph) The Philippine party-list Rep. Presley Rural Electric De Jesus said since the Cooperatives Association, declaration of a state of Inc. (PHILRECA) said public health emergency, electric cooperatives (ECs) “we have proven the have shown strength and strength and resilience resilience in the face of the of the 121 electric ongoing public health crisis cooperatives and more moral fiber.” poor Filipino households caused by the coronavirus than 13 million member- De Jesus said affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) consumer-owners. We the 121 ECs, in the past pandemic. pandemic. have withered the strongest months, have taken ECs also continue In a statement, effect of the pandemic, solidarity initiatives to help implementing their own PHILRECA president and which is its effect on our ease the financial burden on Turn to page 4 2020 Issue EDITORIAL TI ISECO ITI PANAWEN TI COVID 19 Ni: Danny B. Antalan Editorial Board Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. Publisher Ricardo C. Llanes Editor-in-Chief Clarence B. Ducusin Associate Editor Danny B. Antalan Evelyn S. bongolan Ernesto R. Galla Garry G. Valdez Jan Paul Alcantara Contributors Dominique S. Ramboanga Circulation Manager Uray iti panawen a tiempo a dagiti tattao ket iti penalty kadagiti saan a nagsipnget ti sangalubongan adda iti uneg iti balayda a nakabayad iti dayta a bulan Expedito M. Novida Jr. gapu iti idadamsak ti kadduada iti pamiliada ket ken nangaramidkami iti Layout Artist/Photographer coronavirus disease, saan a nakasindikami latta. Adda pamuspusan tapno malag- nagkudrep ti Silaw ti Ilocos dagiti bannuarmi met nga anan ti wagas iti panagbayad Lawrence A. Severo Sur Electric Cooperative. empleado a simrek ken dagiti dakdakkel ti Finance Nagtalinaed a naraniag ti nakasagana nga agresponde bayadanda. silawna tapno manglawag iti iti panagkasapulan. Mamatikami iti Julius Ceasar J. Banez Technical tunggal maysa nga agnanaed Maikaddua, adda ISECO, nga iti daytoy iti Ilocos Sur ken mangted ti Pantawid Liwanag a panawen, napateg Joyma A. Ponce namnama ken sirmata nga Program nga inaramidmi a maipariknami iti Audit agballigitayo iti daytoy a tapno matulongan dagiti panakipagmaymaysa iti dangadang. konsumedores a narigat dangadang iti daytoy a Efren Andres G. Vendiola Umuna, saan a iti panagbiagda. LIBRE sangalubongan a problema, ti Corp. Planning & Dev’t. timmalikod ti ISECO iti TI BINAYADANDA ITI covid-19. Ta siasino pay aya ....................................... responsibilidadna iti nasurok KORIENTE. Iti bulan ti agsisinnaranay iti daytoy Consultants 180,000 a consumer- iti Marso ken Abril, a panawen no di datayo met GM EGDON A. SABIO membersna manipud dagiti konsumedores a ti laeng. Ti maaramidmi ti Adviser nasurok 700 a barangay, nabusbosda ket 25 kilowatt akemmi a mangipaay latta a 32 a munisipalidad ken nga agpababa iti tunggal silaw iti tunggal pagtaengan, 2 a siudad iti Ilocos Sur. nadakamat a bulan ket daytoy ti napateg nga Ngem ita, Maipannakkel ti ISECO a saanda a nagbayad iti akemmi. Ket mamatikami, surotentayo dagiti saan a nagbaybay-a, saan nabusbos. Iti pakabuklan, gapu panagdadanggaytayo pagalagadan nga inyetnag ti a nag-blackout wenno 48,410 a kamengmi ti saan tunggal maysa, mangabak Inter-Agency Task Force ken nagiddep uray iti tiempo nga a nagbayad iti korienteda. ken agballigitayo kontra gobierno. Agtalinaedtayo awan ti sumrek iti trabaho Addaan dayta iti P8,588,855. coronavirus. Agsubli met a nasalun-at ay-ayatenmi a gapu iti panagannad a di Malaksid iti dayta, laeng iti normal iti taray iti pagserserbian iti ISECO. maimpektaran iti sakit. Iti saankami a nagpabayad panagbiagtayo. 2 Ti Silaw 2020 Issue BOD’s Corner GM’s Message Engr. Egdon A. Sabio “ISECO ILAW MO BUHAY KO” By: Atty. Gloria C. Corrales Board President In a snap of a finger, » Come up with EC The resounding chant the poorest of the poor, so that the world is on a standstill. Risk Management & “ISECO SILAW MO BUHAY KO” access to electricity is available to The once busy streets and Sustainability Plan (EcRM- highlights Rural Electrification at all, this being a “basic Necessity” business establishments are SP) to ensure continued its best and how it is defined in The synthesis that deserted. Medical facilities business operations and this present day and time. Electricity brings forth progress are being filled to the brim safe, reliable service. The grade school pupils and development has come to with patients and deaths rose » Prepare a Covid-19 to thousands as the medical fore marked with the evolution of Infection Emergency of Gusing Elementary School community race against time Plan as proactive step & as they continued to thump the present technology. to develop a vaccine against precautionary measure to chant, incessantly increases the The 121 electric an unseen enemy. Panic is prevent the spread of the awareness that in our present cooperatives all throughout the felt everywhere. The world is virus for the safety and time Electricity is no longer a country through the leadership in chaos and the authorities, health of employees and privilege but a necessity. and supervision of the National groping in the dark, are heavily MCOs It is towards this end Electrification Administration burdened formulating rules and » Implementation of the that the government through (NEA) have forged alliances guidelines on how to properly “Pantawid Liwanag Program” the National Electrification with the Philippine Association respond to this pandemic. (PLP) wherein consumers Administration (NEA) has of Rural Electric Cooperatives The current crisis with 25 kwh and below prodded all Electric Coops to (PHILRECA) as the umbrella is forcing everyone to move consumption were eased up forward into a future that is organization, the National of the burden of paying their work on the last mile of Rural completely different from what bill for the month of March Electrification. Association of General Managers used to be the normal way of & April benefitting 48,410 ISECO ever mindful of of Electric Cooperatives life. As the world evolves, we MCOs per month in the its mandate has accomplished (NAGMEC), the Philippines need to shift into and embrace amount of Php 8,588,855. 100% of Barangay Electrification, Association of Board of Directors a new lifestyle which must now » Withholding the imposition of 98% of the Sitio Electrification (PHABREC) and other allied become the “new normal”. penalties for due accounts program, and 104.13% of components in promoting the ISECO is no for the inclusive period of household connections. As ideals of the One-EC-MCO exception. It must evolve to March to September this part of its Corporate Social movement geared towards a be in sync with these abrupt year. Responsibility through the years, more unified and concerted changes. With this, the Coop » Suspension of disconnection has adopted “Silaw mo Sagot efforts to serve the welfare of all has adopted the Electric during this period. Coop Risk Management and the member-consumer-owners » Four (4) months amortization Ko”, extending free installation of Sustainability Plan (EcRM- on electric bill payments for electricity to the indigent and lower and promote development and SP) that is not only beneficial the period May to August income sector in its franchise progress to the country side. to its business continuity but though majority of the area. It has implemented the As our country and the even more so to its Member consumers opted to pay in NIHE Program of the government whole world cope with the threat of Consumer Owners (MCOs). full. which provided free electricity the PANDEMIC brought about by In our present situation, it is a » Death Aid of P5,000 to connections to each and every COVID 19, the resiliency of ISECO great challenge for us to carry MCOs after complying household throughout the country as well as the other Rural Electric on our mission to provide a the requirements. From focusing on the poor and indigent Cooperatives is being challenged safe, reliable, and affordable February to July, 79 MCO’s as beneficiaries. to provide reliable, efficient and service. As in the past, we were benefited. The 4 partylist sustainable electricity. Through manage to pull through every » “Leadership Award” crisis because of our resilience the unified force of the allied amounting to P5000 and PHILRECA, APEC, AKO and the will to prevail against all ISECO Gold medal to 84 PADAYON and RECOBODA now organizations of Rural Electric odds.