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Co-ops hit bid to kill franchises, give new ones to big firms

February 17, 2019 admin black valentine protest, dasureco, DOE, Enrique Razon, Headlines, Latest News Stories, more reedbank corp., nea, paleco, philreca, power cooperatives, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 21:17:04 +0000

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — At least 120 power cooperatives nationwide mounted what they said was a Black Valentine protest on Thursday to denounce an effort to undermine cooperatives in favor of big companies wanting to take over electricity distribution in the provinces.

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Power co-op group hits ‘flip-flop’ on franchises

February 3, 2019 admin Alfonso Cusi, DOE, Electric Cooperatives, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Headlines, Latest News Stories, philippine rural electric cooperatives association inc., philreca, power franchises, Regions

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 21:17:42 +0000

An umbrella group of 121 electric cooperatives across the country expressed frustration over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) flip-flop over a recommendation to revoke the franchises of 17 of the group’s members, saying this showed the haste and unjustness of DOE actions.

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