July 8, 2016 12:51 am by VOLTAIRE PALAÑA Reporter
THE new Department of
Energy (DOE) chief will prioritize the marginalized community as part of the
mandate to bring 100 percent electrification in the country.
“Let us service the
people who need our help most, such as those in Smokey Mountain, Payatas and
Muntinlupa,” Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said in a meeting on Thursday with
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) president Oscar Reyes.
“These are the people
President Rodrigo Duterte promised to serve,” Cusi noted.
He also discussed with
Meralco officials their pre-paid electricity service, which targets the poorest
of the poor to have access to electricity.
Cusi urged to Meralco
to check on the “relocation sites because these are potential fire hazards.”
“Let us not wait for
the local government units to resolve problems. Let us help especially the
marginalized. I want the general public to feel that the government is doing
something to better their lives by providing adequate electricity with lower
rates so they will be able to afford other necessities, such as more food on
the table,” he said.
For his part, Reyes said they intend to give primary concern to those who have asked the DOE for assistance.
For his part, Reyes said they intend to give primary concern to those who have asked the DOE for assistance.
“I will let my team
coordinate with you [Meralco] and let’s have weekly meetings. Let us coordinate
also for disaster preparedness, initiate a joint task force especially now
being the rainy season,” said Secretary Cusi.
The new energy chief
expressed gratitude to the Meralco president for their cooperation and
concluded with a message, “Para sa maliliit na tao ang meeting na ito [This
meeting is for the ordinary people].”
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