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By Gideon C. Corgue
PAGADIAN CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) –Because of its steadfast commitment to deliver
better and quality services to member-consumers, the Zambanga del Sur Electric
Cooperative, Inc. (ZAMSURECO-I) has won six awards during the Lumens Award for
the Outstanding Electric Cooperatives (ECs) for 2015 in an awarding rites at
the Philippine International Convention Center, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
last Dec 2
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Lumens Award
The Lumens award, which is organized by the National Electrification Administration
(NEA), is an annual recognition of best performing ECs nationwide.
In an interview with ZAMSURECO-I general manager and chief executive officer,
Jose A. Raul Saniel, he said “the awards are given to those luminaries
in the field of rural electrification and who continue to inspire and make a
difference in the lives of many people.”
“The NEA recommends all the awardees for their outstanding performance.
It recognized the efforts in going beyond the ECs’ electrification duties,”
Saniel quoted NEA Administrator Editha S. Bueno as saying.
Saniel said NEA recognized ZAMSURECO-I’s outstanding improvements in its
performance resulting in a significant level of improvement in the category.
Special Awards
During the event, Saniel said ZAMSURECO-I garnered the following awards: Electric
Cooperative of the Year Award, Special Award for the Triple A Electric Cooperative,
Best in Collection Performance Award, Sunshine Electric Cooperative Award (Special
citation for regions and ECs with highest number of sitios energized to attain
the committed 32,441 sitios), General Manager of the Year Award, Special Citation
for EC Leadership For Having Actively Participated and Supported The Agency’s
Strategic Programs, Commitments and Policies.
“We are happy that the coop was given the Secretary Francisco G. Silva
Leadership Award, a citation given for the extraordinary efforts in uplifting
the overall operations of the EC through outstanding leadership qualities,”
Saniel declared.
“We are very proud that ZAMSURECO-I received these awards from NEA in
the 2015 Lumens Award, recognizing its efforts in providing better services
to its consumer-members,” Saniel maintained.
“We are very lucky also that from among the 120 ECs in the country, ZAMSURECO-I
was able to reap these awards despite the challenges that we have encountered
in our operations especially the power supply problem,” the manager added.
Saniel also attributed the coop’s achievements to the management, employees
and stakeholders saying, “We attribute the remarkable achievements of
the coop to the strong and incessant support and partnership between the management,
employees and stakeholders and the sound implementation of the policies and
programs by the board of directors.”
100% collection efficiency
“Saniel attributed the success to the active support of stakeholders particularly
the member-consumers. “If they would not pay their electric bills the
EC could never achieve the 100 percent collection efficiency,”he said.
The EC, Saniel said, was able to sustain the 100 percent collection efficiency
award in 10 consecutive years.
The 48-year-old manager, who only assumed office on January 21, 2006, was also
cited for his untiring efforts and commitment to the Sitio Electrification Program,
consistent exemplary leadership qualities and achievements in managing the cooperative.
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Saniel said the performance measures of the awardees are evaluated on the following
criteria: service excellence, operational performance, corporate social responsibility,
sustainability and best practices.
Prior to the selection of the luminaries, Saniel said the ECs were supervised
by NEA and were rated on their performance based on the following criteria:
amortization payment, system loss, collection efficiency, non-power cost and
barangay energization.
NEA Administrator Editha S. Bueno served as guest speaker during the awarding
rites. She was joined by former energy secretary Jericho Petilla, and former
secretary Francisco G. Silva of the Presidential Adviser on Rural Electrification.(FPG/GCC/PIA-Zamboanga
del Sur).
