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MORESCO-1, Aboitiz Foundation to Inaugurate Collab, Dan’ag: Light-A-Home Project

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Energy access is a major game-changer in empowering a country – but the depressing fact remains that more than a billion people globally still don’t have access to electricity services – a basic need that marginal segments of populations – or those in the ‘laylayan’ are morally being denied of.

The Philippines is in no case different – and as estimated by government, this archipelagic country still has roughly 2.0 million households not seeing the ‘light of day’ when it comes to getting electricity service and these are typically located in marginal areas considered ‘uneconomically viable.’

MORESCO-1 embarked on a collaborative journey with the Aboitiz Foundation through our Institutional Services Department (ISD) in an endeavor to bring light to 22 households in San Isidro, Talakag, Bukidnon. This initiative, known as the Dan’ag (Give Light) – Light A Home Project, aimed to uplift the lives of our marginalized community members in this part of our service area. The materials for the house wiring installation donated by Aboitiz Foundation amounted to P150,000.00

The ceremony to energize this project is set to take place on Thursday, February 29, 2024, in San Isidro, Talakag, Bukidnon. Oversight of the project was provided by MORESCO-1’s Institutional Services Team, and it was implemented across two dates with assistance from dedicated electrical engineering students from the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP), guided by the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers (IIEE) Cagayan de Oro Chapter, along with our esteemed colleagues from the Talakag Service Area.

In appreciation of the support and partnership from stakeholders, leaders from Aboitiz Power and Aboitiz Foundation, the Local Government Unit of Talakag, MORESCO-1, the Barangay Council of San Isidro, Talakag, and the project beneficiaries themselves will join us in commemorating this significant achievement on February 29. Their support greatly contributes to the sense of community and cooperation that underlies this initiative.

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MORESCO-1, DOE, ERC, and DSWD jointly rolled out Lifeline Rate Subsidy Accelerated Registration Caravan in El Salvador City

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EL SALVADOR CITY (February 18, 2024). The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) found itself immersed in yet another eventful weekend as it partnered once again with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to conduct informative sessions on the Lifeline Rate subsidy program in Mindanao.

On February 18, 2024, the ERC, DOE, and DSWD convened in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental, to extend their Mindanao-wide initiative of information and education campaigns (IECs) regarding the Lifeline program. This endeavor was made possible through the collaborative efforts of these agencies with the local government unit of El Salvador City and the Misamis Oriental I Rural Electric Service Cooperative (MORESCO I).

The previous Saturday, February 17, 2024, both beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and non-4Ps beneficiaries participated in the IEC held in Cagayan de Oro City. This event was organized in coordination with the local government of Cagayan de Oro and the Cagayan Electric Power & Light Company, Inc. (CEPALCO).

MORESCO-1 oversaw the Sinaloc leg in El Salvador, with operational support provided by the Institutional Services Department (ISD) Teams, along with assistance from the Laguindingan and Opol Service Area Teams and Customer Welfare Officers. Antonio S. Barcelona, the OIC Chief of the EPIMB-PMDD of the DOE, and Ms. Evelyn Baula, Energy Regulatory Officer II of the ERC Consumer Affairs Service-Mindanao Area Operations, conducted overviews of the Lifeline IRR | RA 11552.

The two (2) Misamis Oriental IECs drew an attendance of around 1,000 participants. The ERC, DOE, and DSWD also brought registration caravans to encourage qualified marginalized end-users (QMEs) to register to the electricity subsidy program and avail its benefits.