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Thursday, March 28, 2024

NEA respects right of co-ops to protest

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State-run National Electrification Administration on Friday said it respects the right of the electric cooperatives to engage in peaceful protest against the Department of Energy for alleged “unfair treatment.”

Electric cooperatives in different parts of the country took part in a “Black Valentine’s Day” protest on Thursday against the DoE for initially recommending the cancelation of the franchise of 17 electric cooperatives nationwide. 

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has since recalled the letter to the House of Representatives, citing the “need to further evaluate and assess the present status and performance” of these ECs.

“The NEA respects the right of our electric cooperatives to freely express their sentiments, it being a bulwark of democracy and an essential element against abuse of power,” NEA administrator Edgardo Masongsong said. 

“Rest assured that the agency under the present government will continue to examine regulatory issuances to ensure that the policy environment is fair, just and equitable… ,” he added.

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