President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Jovel Ubay-Ubay, former general manager of Misamis Oriental I Rural Electric Service Cooperative Inc. (MORESCO 1), as acting member of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) board of administrators.
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla administered Ubay-Ubay’s oath of office on March 31, 2025, at the Department of Energy (DOE) office in Taguig City, with NEA administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda witnessing the ceremony.
Ubay-Ubay, a veteran of rural electrification, led MORESCO 1 for 38 years before joining the government-owned and -controlled corporation (GOCC). He brings decades of technical and operational expertise in the power distribution service industry.
The former general manager also served as chairman of NEA task forces that rehabilitated the operations of Zamboanga del Sur II Electric Cooperative Inc. (ZAMSURECO 2) and MORESCO II. He also worked with the Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) board.
Marcos signed Ubay-Ubay’s appointment papers on March 25, 2025. Other members of the NEA board include Almeda, Rene Gonzales, and Alipio Cirilo Badelles, with Lotilla as chairman.
The NEA board of administrators exercises the corporate authority of the state-owned corporation, guided by Republic Act No. 10149, the “GOCC Governance Act of 2011.”