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The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Electric Cooperatives (ECs) celebrated another milestone in the Rural Electrification Program, the 15 millionth consumer connection, on 17 August 2022.

The man of the hour, a 45-year-old rebel-returnee and leader of the Umayamnon tribe, Datu Sumusunod Jimmy Man-anohog Sr., was named as the 15 millionth consumer. After living in the dark for more than four decades of his life, he finally enjoys the benefits of electricity. He is one of the beneficiaries of the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) implemented by NEA in partnership with Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ASELCO) and the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur. "Nagpapasalamat kami sa NEA at ASELCO. Sila po ang nagbigay-liwanag sa amin na mahihirap. Sana po ipagpatuloy ninyo ang inyong tungkulin," Datu Sumusunod said.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) congratulated Atty. Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla on his appointment as the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE). NEA is certain that the leadership of Secretary Lotilla will achieve new landmarks in nation building.

Sec. Lotilla is confident that with the synergy of private investors, the government and other stakeholders in the energy industry, he casts no doubt to deliver total electrification of the country.

“As we face the opportunities and challenges in energizing the rest of the underserved areas of the country, I am counting on the NEA to be our committed partner in realizing the Government's vision of total electrification of the country,” the Secretary of Energy highlighted in his letter to the National Electrification Administration. ###

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) reiterated the legal bases supervisory actions over electric cooperatives' operations and management. As stated in its previous media releases, the NEA cited that in the context of state regulation, the "Interference" in ECs' affairs comes as a matter of course in the exercise of NEA's mandate of supervision over their operations and management under the provisions of Presidential Decree (PD) 269 as amended by Republic Act (RA) No. 10531.

Supervisory actions such as the selection and hiring of EC general managers (GM) as in the case of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) are therefore lawful and were executed with due diligence. It is the collective action of the NEA Board of Administrators (NEA BOA) to appoint Atty. Ana Marie Rafael as the GM of BENECO, under the guidance of the NEA BOA Chairman.