Category: LIFELINE RATE | LIFELINE SUBSIDY

To ease the burden of our member-customer-owners or MCOs who fall below the poverty threshold, we are sharing the NEW Lifeline Subsidy Rate Guidelines, as provided by Republic Act 11552.

Under the NEW guidelines, the Lifeline Subsidy can be availed by the 4Ps Program beneficiaries or non-4Ps beneficiaries whose family income falls below the poverty threshold and whose monthly electricity consumption is 35kWh or below.

To provide eligible MCOs with ample time to prepare the necessary requirements, MORESCO-1 will start accepting applications for the NEW Lifeline Subsidy Rate. Applications and requirements may be submitted at any MORESCO-1 Service Area Office | Customer Welfare Desks.

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Php3.884 Million SEP to 3 Sitios | Puroks in San Pedro, Jampason and Kamelon in Initao Turned Over

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The recent electrification ceremony held last Friday August 23, 2024, once again marks a significant step in improving living conditions for the fifty-five recipient households in three barangays—San Pedro, Jampason and Kamelon —all of Initao. This event is part of the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) led by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in partnership with the Misamis Oriental-1 Rural Electric Service Cooperative, Inc (MORESCO-1). The ceremony celebrated the symbolic turnover and energization, which are crucial in the government’s effort to achieve full electrification of all sitios across the Philippines, aiming to boost economic development and alleviate poverty.

During this seventh installment of a planned series of eight energization  ceremonies, electricity was successfully delivered to several areas:

• Purok 5A, San Pedro , Initao: 16 households received electricity with 7 electric posts installed, costing a total of PHP 586,555.11 for distribution lines (P490,655.37) and house wiring materials (P95,699.74).

• Purok 1B, Jampason, Initao: 11 households received electricity with 3 electric posts installed, costing a total of PHP 382,047.50  for distribution lines (P287,151.36) and house wiring materials (P382,047.50).

• Lunusan, Kamelon, Initao: 28 households received electricity with 33 electric posts installed, costing a total of PHP 2,916,285.16  for distribution lines (P2,670,421.11) and house wiring materials (245,864.05).

Gracing the occasion were Hon Mercy Grace “Gagay” J. Acain, and the Punong Barangay | Barangay Captains and few members of the Barangay Councils of San Pedro, Jampason and Kamelon. Also present and spoke with the MCOs and SEP recipients were Director Edgar G. Buhian and Manticao Service Area Manager Engr. Jogiepril Legaspi.

SEP is a pivotal component of the government’s strategy to close the development gap in rural regions by supplying electricity to isolated sitios and puroks. These enclaves, often far from barangay centers, face substantial challenges due to the lack of reliable power. The program allocates resources for building distribution lines and house wiring, ensuring that eligible households can access modern energy, thereby enhancing their quality of life.

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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.

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Calling all QMEs for Lifeline Discounted Rate Accelerated in Brgy Sinaloc, El Salvador City

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Following a successful Visayas run and caravans from Ozamis and Dipolog cities, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), along with the Department of Energy (DOE), and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), brought the information dissemination campaign on the Lifeline Rate program in Mindanao.

This coming Sunday, 18 February 2024, the ERC, DOE, and DSWD, in partnership with the Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Service Cooperative, Inc. (MORESCO-1) and the El Salvador City local government unit, will be in Sinaloc Covered Court in Brgy Sinaloc, El Salvador City to conduct an information and dissemination campaign (IEC) on the subsidy program.

Part of the campaign is also the on-site registration caravan to encourage more member-consumer-owners from low-income households to avail the discount on MORESCO-1 electricity bills.

The ERC, which will be led by Ms. Evelyn Baula, Energy Regulation Officer II of ERC-Consumer Affairs Service, Mindanao Area Operations Division, and speakers from other agencies will orient the qualified marginalized end-users (QMEs) on how to avail the subsidy in the hopes of mitigating the rising cost of electricity. We are inviting all MCOs from the 15 barangays of El Salvador City who wish to avail this opportunity to avail this discounted power rate to see us in Sinaloc Covered Court this coming Sunday, February