PRESIDENTS in the far flung regions of the Philippines will soon join the ranks of those enjoying the benefits of having electricity in their homes after President Bengino S. Aquino III assured that 6,007 more sitios in the remotest barangays of the country would be provided with electricity by the end of 2012.
The President gave the assurance in his speech keynoting the 33rd Annual General Membership Meeting of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) held at the Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City on Thursday.
He said that after two years in office, his administration, with the help of the Department of Energy, National Electrification Administration and stakeholders like PHILRECA, have been slowly but surely bringing the benefits of electrification to more and more Filipinos.
He added that from October 2011 up to July of this year, 2,400 sitios (a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay, the location of which may be distant from the center of the barangay itself) have already been electrified.
The President pointed out that this feat was made possible through good governance and the will of the Filipino people.
The President acknowledged that while there are more needs to be done in order to bring the benefits of electricity to all, with the help of the energy sector, its stakeholders and the Filipino people, this gargantuan task can be done. (PCOO)
