Misamis Oriental board summons local power firm

THE general manager of the Misamis Oriental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. has been summoned by the Misamis Oriental Provincial Board to answer power interruption and high rate of complaints from residents under its area of responsibility.

Engineer Ronel Cañada, Moresco-II general manager, was put in the hot seat during Friday's session when he was asked by members of the Provincial Board why the electric cooperative is charging high rates even with supposedly poor service.

Because of this, Vice Governor Joey Pelaez said he plans to request the National Electrification Administration that Moresco-I should take over the management of Moresco-II for its supposed incompetence.

"Matagal nang na-experience ito ng mga residents and consumers. Its service kasi is supposed to be for the benefit of the people and not of the cooperative, but what is happening is the other way around. We could sue them for this problem," Pelaez said.

But Cañada said the power outage experienced now is not because of power crisis but due to the Right-of-Way problems.

"Right of Way gayud ang problema kay kung makalabay ta sa atong linya, naay mga palkata, mga lubi, didto makatugdong sa atong linya so mao gayud ang maka-cause sa power outage," he said.

The power shortage had been solved with the entry of King Energy Generation Inc., he said.

Cañada, however, admitted that the electric cooperative is presently cash-strapped even though, Pelaez observed, that the burden of charges is passed on to the consumers.

"You cannot give service if your money is limited, admitted mi nga financially-handicapped kita karon," Cañada said.

Cañada disclosed that 90 percent of its consumers are residential with the remaining 10 percent categorized as industrial consumers.

"Siguro if naay mga dagko nga investors, mo-improve kita. Kung naa tay sakto nga revenue, makahatag sab kita ug sakto nga serbisyo ngadto sa katawhan," he added.

Moresco-II is given four months to solve the decade-long problem of power interruption.

Along with expensive rates complaints, Moresco-II also faces unpaid real property tax worth P49 million.

"Bayaran gayud kini nato kay ato man na nga obligasyon pero mao lage kay limited pa kita karon," he said.

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