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The NEA Power Task Force Election (NPTFE) 2022 monitoring reports show that the power situation in areas within the franchise of the electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide remains generally normal with some ongoing maintenance works a day before the 9 May 2022 national and local elections.

Between 1100H to 1900H of 8 May 2022, out of the 89 ECs with submitted reports, 49 have experienced power interruption. A total of 125 interruptions were recorded with an average duration of 82 minutes. These include 28 in Luzon, 53 in Visayas and 44 in Mindanao. Most of the affected areas were already restored except for Barangay Buena Vida, Makilala in North Cotabato Electric Cooperative, Inc, (COTELCO) and 8 barangays in the Municipality of Libmanan under Camarines Sur I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CASURECO I).

Pursuant to Republic Act 11032 otherwise known as Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 and Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Memorandum Circular No. 2020-07, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) issued Office Order no. 2022-085 last 24 April 2022 to reconstitute the Committee on Anti-Red Tape Act (CART).

The CART, headed by Atty. Omar M. Mayo as Chairperson, Atty. Gwen P. Enciso-Kyamko as Vice-Chairperson for External Affairs, and Ms. Annabelle P. Cruz as Vice-Chairperson for Internal Affairs, shall ensure that NEA adheres to efficient and prompt actions, resolutions and transactions in line with the agency’s functions and responsibilities.

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Resolution No. 10743 dated 16 December 2021 deputized, among others, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for the purpose of ensuring free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible conduct of the 9 May 2022 national and local elections. The Agency is commissioned to provide and maintain stable and continuous nationwide electric power requirements through the Electric Cooperatives from the start of voting, until the termination or conclusion of the canvassing of votes and the proclamation of the winning candidates.

In compliance, the NEA Power Task Force Election was created through Office Order No. 2022-036 issued by Administrator Emmanuel P. Juaneza on 2 March 2022. Factoring in members supplemented through Office Order No. 2022-070 issued on 24 March 2022, the task force is composed of Engineering Department (ED), Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD), Total Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Department (TEREDD), Human Resources and Administration Department (HRAD), Corporate Communications and Social Marketing Office (CCSMO), Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD), Institutional Development Department (IDD) and Finance Services Department (FSD).