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Alaminos City, 10-Oct-2002 - Although all the 39 barangays of the
City have been energized, there are still Sitios that are not yet
covered by electricity provided by PANELCO I. Believing on its social
responsibility to its constituents, the Alaminos City Government,
under the leadership of Mayor Eduardo F. Fontelera, decided
to fund this Energization Program using the City’s
own fund. And so on October 10 of the present year, a special occasion
took place at the Dan's Plaza Hotel & Restaurant - the meeting
and signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), concerning the "Electrification
of the ten (10) Sitios or Puroks in the City," between
the Alaminos City Government and Pangasinan Electric Cooperative,
Inc. (PANELCO I).
The signing of the MOA was executed by the Hon. Mayor Eduardo
F. Fontelera and Mr. Rolando O. Reinoso, General Manager
of PANELCO I. The event was witnessed by Kgd. Mario J. Montemayor,
Kgd. Orlando "Ang Panday" Go, City Engineer
Vicente B. Billon Jr. and Line Engr. Rolando J. Romero,
along with the Barangay Captains of the Puroks or Sitios that will
benefit from the project, and other officers and staffs from the
City Hall. Board Member Danilo Dizon was also present in
the occasion as a special guest.
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Specifically, Sitios that were initially targeted are the following:
Lelegmaan of SanRoque; Ruar Manggas of Pocalpocal;
Tay-ac of Tangcarang; Matya, Cabatuan; Maputi,
Cayucay; the three (3) Sitios of Telbang (Kabulalan, Singking,
& Magamu-gamo); Inerangan High School, Inerangan;
and the Slaughterhouse in Poblacion. About 250 families and/or
households will benefit from the energization campaign.
Also included is the extension of electric lines to Inerangan High
School for the benefit of the teachers and students in the said
school, and also the improvement of the existing lines leading to
the Slaughterhouse, which is now undergoing major rehabilitation
to conform to the double “AA” classification, with fully
automated operations that will soon become functional and/or operational.
As stipulated in the Memorandum of Agreement, the City will invest
in PANELCO I with the condition that the said Electric Cooperative
will utilize the total subsidy fund of the project in the energization
of the areas included in it.
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“Witnesses”
Barangay Captains of the Sitios included in the project witnessing
the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement.
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“Special Guest”
Special guest Hon. Board Member Danilo Dizon, with other Barangay
Captains in the background.
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“Men of the Night”
Mayor Eduardo Fontelera and GM Rolando Reinoso, the main signatories
for the energization project.
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“Message”
GM Reinoso delivered a short message with Mayor "Dong",
Hon. Danilo Dizon, Engr. Vicente Billon, and other officers in the
background.
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Thus, the Energization project, being a joint effort, will be funded
by the City from its Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) and will be
implemented by PANELCO I, that is, they will be the one to conduct
the construction and installation of the electric distribution lines
and extensions.
The total cost of the project amounts to TWO MILLION NINE HUNDRED
SIXTY SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY TWO PESOS and 82/100 (P 2,966,422.82),
and it will start immediately. According to PANELCO General Manager
Rolando Reinoso, the 10 Puroks and Sitios will be energized before
Christmas as desired by the City government. Mr. Reinoso added that
they would do everything in their capability to complete the project
within the timetable.
Also present in the occasion is Engr. Roel Añonuevo, the City Planning
and Development Coordinator and the City Legal Officer Atty. Henry
Onia. According to them, this project was
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proposed way back in 1997 to the National Electrification Administration,
but did not materialize due to lack of funds. The capability of
the City to fund this project was brought about by the substantial
increase of its Internal Revenue Allotment or the IRA as a result
of its (the City’s) conversion from a municipality into a
city.
Indeed, it was a very exciting evening for all the people present
in the occasion, especially for the Barangay Captains who waited
patiently enough for the energization of their respective Sitios.
Mayor Fontelera, however, hopes that this Energization Program will
lead and/or bring its beneficiaries a better way of living—being
able to experience the convenience brought about by power and energy.
Will the 10 Sitios be energized before Christmas? That, we will
find out!!!
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