Subject : Media Release
Title : SEN. TULFO AND SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF SAN JOSE RECOGNIZE THE
EFFORT AND INTERVENTION OF NEA ADMIN ALMEDA IN RESOLVING OCC.
MINDORO POWER CRISIS
In a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy yesterday, 18 May 2023, Senator Raffy Tulfo
commended NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda for putting an end to decades of unstable
power supply in Occidental Mindoro.
“I commend you for that, Mr. Almeda. Ayun ‘yung kasabihan na kung gusto maraming paraan, kung
ayaw maraming dahilan. In this case, gumawa kayo ng paraan para ma-solve itong problema,” Sen.
Tulfo said.
Likewise, the Sangguniang Bayan of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro passed a resolution recognizing
the effort and intervention of the National Electrification Administration, thru Administrator Almeda,
in resolving the power crisis in the province.
Approved during its 18th Regular Session, Resolution No. 7368 declared that the Sangguniang
Bayan is one with the thousands of member-consumer-owners in appreciating the effort and
assistance of NEA in ensuring a better and more stable power supply for the people and the whole
province, which they sincerely believe will be the greatest factor in achieving the municipality’s goal
towards the more progressive economy.
“Now therefore, be it resolved to express heartfelt gratitude to the National Electrification
Administration (NEA), thru its Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, for their effort and
intervention in the power crisis being experienced by the people of Occidental Mindoro,” the
resolution reads.
As the lead agency in resolving the power crisis in the province, the Administrator traveled a couple
of times to Occidental Mindoro. Last April, the NEA Chief led the switch-on ceremony of the three
power plants of Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corporation (OMCPC) after its owner Mr.
Luis Manuel Banzon agreed to simultaneously operate the power plants to avert the 20-hour
rotational brownout in the province.
“Since April 28, the whole province is not experiencing any more brownouts… We, in the energy
sector, meaning DOE, NEA and ERC, are in constant communication for the long-term solutions for
Occidental Mindoro,” the Administrator said during the Senate hearing.###
