In a move aimed to improve its overall operational efficiency and performance, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has undergone a major sectoral and departmental reshuffle effective April 2.

According to Office Order No. 2018-067 dated March 26, NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the “new assignments provide, among others, for an opportunity to exhibit leadership and demonstrate people management, with the ideal of enhancing administrative competencies and introducing innovations to increase overall operational efficiency and performance of the Agency.”

The changes include Deputy Administrator Atty. Goldelio Rivera being moved from Electric Cooperatives Management Services (ECMS) to Legal Services. Deputy Administrator for Corporate Resources and Financial Services (CRFS) Sonia San Diego is the new ECMS chief.

Also reshuffled are Deputy Administrator Atty. Rossan Rosero-Lee from Legal Services to Special Concerns Office; and Atty. Vicar Loureen Lofranco from Corporate Communications and Social Marketing Office (CCSMO) to CRFS as deputy administrator in an acting capacity.

Corporate Planning Office (CPO) department manager, Engr. Roderick Padua is now the new head of Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD). Meanwhile, Engr. Francisco Caymo is the new department manager of CPO.

ITCSD Department Manager Ana Rosa Papa is reassigned to the Office for Performance Assessment and Special Studies (OPASS) while Rosarita Salvador, public relations chief, is designated as Acting Department Manager for CCSMO.

“As leaders and managers in their assigned sectors and/or departments, (they) are expected to assume the functions and responsibilities in their respective sectors/departments, primarily geared towards the objective of achieving the NEA Vision and the accomplishment of the mandated Mission,” the NEA chief said in the order.

This is the first major reshuffle of sector and department heads implemented since Administrator Masongsong assumed office in November 2016.