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MORESCO-1 in partnership with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the William T. Crisp Foundation, Incorporated hosted an assessment for Electric Power Distribution Line Construction NC II for a first batch of linemen at the Emmanuel Pelaez Training Center on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.

The Electric Power Distribution Line Construction NC II covers the knowledge, skills and attitudes to operate and maintain power distribution line tools and equipment in accordance with industry standards. It covers the core competencies, such as: i) operating and maintaining power distribution line tools and equipment, 2) erecting distribution line pole, 3) climbing the pole and installing pole assembly conductors, 4) installing distribution line equipment and devices, and 5) installing consumer services connection facility.

Industry standards to be inculcated to the linemen is for them to understand the basic concepts and theories in Electric Power Distribution Line Construction. This is an assessment performance standard where the learner independently demonstrates common competencies in Electric Power Distribution Line Construction as prescribed in the TESDA Training Regulation.

Conducting the assessment was Engineer Remegio B. Gonzales.

Today, Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the MORESCO-1’s Emmanuel Pelaez Training Center – EPTC Function Hall in Laguindingan is another Capacitating the MCO Leaders on the ground (CAPDEV), to set the new direction for 2023 and to set clear guidelines pertaining to its MCO Development Plan (Leadership. Accountability. Productivity).

At the helm were with Dr. Dixon Q. Yasay and MORESCO-1’s Institutional Services Department’s Manager Edna S. Putian – Diango who is also concurrently the Acting General Manager of MORESCO-2. The two were assisted by all the Community Development Officers (CDO) of MORESCO-1.

The MCO Development Plan (MDP) is considered the roadmap of appropriate individual (CDO task championing) and organizational enhancement interventions corresponding to an identified CDO for its own respective district as enablers of MORESCO-1’s deliverables within specific timeframes and available resources.

The MCO CapDev Agenda serves as basis for communicating the strategic directions and power reliability and “service beyond electricity” agenda of the electric cooperative.

After a series of virtual task championing sessions with Dr. Yasay, the CDOs were given a chance to present their respective tasks to their respective audience from the district they were assigned to mapping out a results framework for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the CapDev interventions.

On the part of the Institutional Services Department (ISD), ISDM Diango, and ISD’s Member Consumers Development Chief Rio M. Vallejo and the team’s corporate public relations, multimedia and education and member-consumers information resource officers were incharged with generating accountabilities for institutionalizing and reaping the gains of the capacity development intervention at the same time monitor and document all of these.

Future plans for the MCOs are already slated and hopefully be implemented.

With the theme, “Leaving No One Behind: Achieving Social Equitability Through Rural Electrification and Empowerment of Filipino Communities,” the Philippine Association of Board of Directors of Rural Electric Cooperatives (PHABDREC) successfully conducted its annual PHABDREC Convention at Fiesta Pavilion, The Manila Hotel last October 12-13, 2022.

Over 700 Board of Directors from 121 Electric Cooperatives in the country attended the convention. It’s been two years since PHABDREC has been able to hold its face-to-face conference.

No less than the Vice President of the Philippines Sara Duterte gave an inspiring message during the convention; The conveners thanked the Rural Electrification Movement advocates, and the Energy Regulatory Commission and National Electrification Administration for their support of the organization’s advocacy of total rural electrification.

Our warmest Congratulations to Engr. Joar Dy for being elected as one of the PHABDREC Mindanao Chapter officers.

Other Director-attendees from MORESCO-1 are as follows:

1. Dr. Nonito M. Labis, DVM, BOD President (Laguindingan District)
2. Engr. Joar J. Dy, BOD Vice President (Alubijid District)
3. Dir. Edwin M. Igloria, BOD Treasurer (El Salvador District)
4. Dir. Albert Benedict F. Bacus (Opol District)
5. Dir. Susan M. Baculio (Gitagum District)
6. Dir. Edgar G. Buhian (Initao District)
7. Dir. Dave Ryan T. Perez (Lugait District)
8. Dir. Joy Gil S. Mahinay (Naawan District)
9. Dir. Bryan Lucky Z. Noble (Talakag District)
10. Dir. Bernard R. Benavidez (Manticao District)
11. Dir. Allan M. Sofocado (Libertad District)
12. GM Jovel B. Ubay-ubay (BOD Ex-Oficio Member)

We’re beyond grateful to all our BODs for attending this year’s convention.