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Nordeco calls for Congress impartial deliberation of HB 11072

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Northern Davao Electric Cooperative Inc. (Nordeco) called for an impartial deliberation of House Bill No. 11072, extending the franchise area of Davao Light Power Corp.

Nordeco acting general manager Elvera Alngog said in a statement HB 11072 as amended had gone from being vetoed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to its amended form.

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“Hopeless and baseless as it is, we don’t see any improvement in the proposed amendment to the bill which expands the targeted areas to the whole of Davao de Oro for the franchise takeover as it is in itself unconstitutional in its entirety,” Alngog said.

“Moreover, the bill in its original and its amended form is anti-people. To recall at the House of Representatives, the simulation of the Energy Regulatory Commission proved that there will be an increase in power bill in either original version or amended version. It is thus appropriate the bill should be disapproved,” Alngog said.

She also called as inaccurate and misleading the presentation of data in the continuing deliberation of HB 11072, saying “much of what have been said in the report of the sub-committee on the extension of Davao Light Power Corp. franchise area led by Senator Miguel Zubiri were unfounded.”

She said Nordeco reports on the presentation of its system average interruption duration index (SAIDI) and system average interruption frequency index (SAIFI) data were “untruthful.”

Alngog said the figures cited—242.33 minutes for SAIDI and 4.99 for SAIFI (July 2024)—were a gross misrepresentation of the electric cooperative’s actual performance metrics and the data cited actually covers the period January to June and not July alone.

“Such error undermined the integrity of public discourse and betrayed the commitment to truth and fairness that all stakeholders must uphold,” Alngog said.

She said the electric cooperative learned its lessons from the past that led Nordeco to attain an “AA” category.

“The progress in our operations over the years is made evident in the developments realized in Davao del Norte and Davao de Oro as exemplified in the SGLG [Seal of Good Governance] awarded to the provincial and municipal LGUs including other citations for excellence,” Alngog said.

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