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Cagayan de Oro City, July 6, 2023 — NEDA, DPWH, power utilities, government instrumentalities and private sector thresh RROW issues today at the NEDA Region 10 Main Conference Room this City. The activity was spearhead by the Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X), Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee (InfraCom) and the Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC).

Misamis Oriental Governor Peter M. Unabia welcomed the participants as Chairperson of RDC-X Infracom, who also presided over the Discussion and Problem-Solving Activity.

Assistant Regional Director of NEDA X, Leonila G. Cajarte said that the Rationale of this engagement is to come up with solutions to the challenges faced in the implementation of road projects and road widening activities of DPWH. In a data from DPWH Region X on its completed road projects in a coup;le of years – a total of 139 completed road projects were listed wherein about 70% of these projects were delayed before completion. One study was able to confirm that the following factors were the reasons for the delay of project implementation: 1) road right of way; 2) change in quantities; 3) heavy rain; and peace and order.

Policy recommendations to expedite the Road Right of Way Acquisitions for Government Projects were introduced by EnP Engineer Mezlaine Jay S. Pacana, the OIC Supervising Development Specialist, under PMED NEDA-X, after which a Report on the Inventory of Road Projects with RROW issues in Region X was presented by the Regional Director of DPWH-X Dir. Zenaida T. Tan.

MORESCO-1 was represented by Engr. Collen B. Tarcelo, Engineering Services Manager and Engr. Jason Estrera while MORESCO-2 was represented by Acting General Manager Edna S. Putian-Diango, JD and TSD Manager, Engr. Roy Balingit.

Report on inventory of road projects with RROW issues in Region X was presented by concerned Region X Local Project Monitoring Committees (LPMCs)-of the province / Highly Urbanized Cities / Component Cities

The Board of Directors, Management Committee, and the whole workforce and line workers of MORESCO-1 extend its warmest BIRTHDAY GREETINGS to NEA Administrator ANTONIO MARIANO C. ALMEDA.

MORESCO-1 wishes you the greatest joys in life and the best of health…always!

NORMECA, a composite team of linemen from Region 10 electric cooperatives won the overall champion trophy of the 2023 Mindanao Warriors of Light Summit and Linemen Rodeo held from June 12 to 13, 2023 at the Gov. Douglas Ralota Sports Complex and Business Center, Brgy Mati, Digos City, Davao del Sur.

The two-day event has brought together all Electric Cooperatives from across Mindanao, providing a platform to showcase the skills and talents of these brave linemen in team and individual competitions. Different teams representing Regional associations of ECs participate in the “Warriors of Light” regional summit, which tested their technical skills like pole climbing, pole dressing and undressing, spine board bandaging, and conductor riding and other events.

The winners will compete in the National Linemen Rodeo scheduled on June 29-30 in MORESCO-1’s Emmanuel Pelaez Training Complex, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.

Hosted by DASURECO, the Mindanao island summit was designed to exhibit the technical skills of line workers, as well as promote safe work practices. The activity also aimed to serve as a platform to recognize their sacrifices and efforts to go above and beyond the call of duty.

The series of events all over the three island groups were organized by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) together with the Philippine Association of Technical Managers of Electric Cooperatives (PHILATMEC), Philippine Electric Cooperatives Association of Safety and Environmental Officers (PECASEO) and United Linemen Association of the Philippines (ULAP). (Archibald G. Pacana, CPRO, Institutional Services) [Stills and Videos, John Rafael de Vera]