SP declares Catanduanes in state of calamity due to “Paeng” damage

In a special session last Monday (Oct. 31, 2022), the Sangguniang Panlalawigan has unanimously declared a state of calamity in the province of Catanduanes. The provincial board was acting on…

Term extension being sought for retiring FICELCO manager

The general manager of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) is being recommended for the extension of his term beyond December 2022 when he is supposed to be compulsorily…

FICELCO one of nine co-ops with improved performance in all levels

The First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) has been cited by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) as one of nine electric cooperatives nationwide which improved their categories across all performance…

Submarine power cable project to start in a few months – NEA

Construction of the submarine cable project that would connect the Catanduanes island grid to the main Luzon power grid would start several months from now, an official of the National…

FICELCO’s Annual General Membership Raffle

Some notable changes were observed in the way the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative handled the recently held 143rd Annual General Membership Assembly (AGMA) compared to the last one three years…

ERC hearing on NGCP submarine power cable project set next week

Virtual hearings on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines’ application for provisional authority on the implementation of the submarine power cable project have been scheduled by the Energy Regulatory…

FICELCO scraps Baras-Gigmoto district election for lack of qualified candidate

With not one qualified consumer filing a bid for the board seat, the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) was forced to cancel the election for District I (Baras and…

Napocor finally pulls out, begins dismantling gensets in Cat’nes

With the expiration of its Phase-In-Phase-Out Agreement with the island’s electric cooperative, the National Power Corporation has began dismantling its generating sets at its two power plants. Engr. Edwin Tatel,…

FICELCO kicks off weekly elections for board seats

The series of elections for members of the board of directors of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) began last Saturday in San Miguel town in an atmosphere mirroring…

Changes badly needed in FICELCO district representation, AGMM

Largely unnoticed by so-called member-consumer-owners of the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO) was the announcement that it would be conducting regular and special elections for district representatives in the…