Nation celebrates National Electrification Awareness Month
Kick-off activities were held on July 11 as NEA launched the Recycling Contest, followed by the celebration of NEA Family Day on July 31.
On August 1, NEA formally opened the Rural Electrification Exhibit at the ground floor lobby which showcases some of the historical highlights, photos and trivia relating to the Rural Electrification and the pioneers of the Program. It also unveiled the enhanced “Great Wall of NEA” which displays the accomplishments of the agency through the years.
The 18th NEA-ECs Consultative Conference held on August 2 was attended by 409 representatives from 104 electric cooperatives (ECs) all over the country. The main highlight of the month-long celebration is a ceremonial Switch-on for the 9th Million Consumer Connection which will be held at the PTTC on August 3 during the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) Convention. The ceremony will be graced by Energy Secretary and NEA Board Chair Jose Rene D. Almendras.
Several other activities scheduled within the month include the R.E. Games, a wellness fair, outreach program, cinema watch and women’s forum.
On August 5, NEA will celebrate its 42nd Anniversary, with the theme “NEA-ECs: Walang Hanggang Paglilingkod sa Sambayanan”. “We are very happy to be celebrating our 42nd anniversary. After all the uncertainties that we have faced, we are still here, as strong and as united as ever. Our relationship with our ECs continues to flourish and we are ready to take the challenges of the program to be able to serve our fellow Filipinos in the far flung rural areas”, said Administrator Edita S. Bueno.
The culminating activity will be a nationwide tree planting on August 31 which will be participated in by the ECs.
Proclamation No. 1743, s. 2009
Signed on March 16, 2009
MALACAÑANG
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
PROCLAMATION NO. 1743
DECLARING AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR AS “NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION AWARENESS MONTH”
WHEREAS, total electrification is a national policy and is one of the government’s 10-point Agenda;
WHEREAS, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) together with the 119 Electric Cooperatives (ECs) nationwide, pursues the mandate of total electrification;
WHEREAS, NEA and the ECs play major roles in setting up a conducive environment for socio-economic development in the countryside;
WHEREAS, there is a need to create public awareness through intensified information campaign showcasing electrification programs and projects: (i) 8 million consumer-connections reached within the ECs franchise areas; (ii) 100% town/cities electrified; and (iii) 98% barangays energized, leaving 2% for energization this year;
WHEREAS, these programs and projects provide the necessary stimulus packages for livelihood and business opportunities to flourish, thereby improving the quality of life of the Filipinos in the rural areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare August of every year as the “National Electrification Awareness Month”, to coincide with the anniversary of the National Electrification Administration, and do hereby enjoin all government corporations, government agencies, private electric distribution utilities, including the electric cooperatives to participate actively in the observance of this event and to give full publicity and recognition to the vital significance of the electrification program in nation building.
Local government units are likewise encourage to participate in the celebration and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed hereto.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nine.
(Sgd.)GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
By the President:
(SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary
