CATBALOGAN, Samar –
Almost all the villages in Samar ’s 2nd district, including those in
the interior, are now enjoying the blessings modern technology brings
after the government extended to them the power services through its
rural electrification program.
Samar II Electric
Cooperative (SAMELCO II) General Manager Ponciano Rosales, in a media
forum Thursday, reported that his office has already hit 92% of its
rural electrification target as of March 6, this year.
According to Rosales,
SAMELCO II has already energized 481 barangays out of the 524
barangays under its service area which covers all the 16 towns in the
2nd district, including the island towns of Daram and Zumarraga.
GM Rosales said only
43 barangays under SAMELCO II’s service area remain un-energized as of
press time but he informed that work programs for the electrification
of these barangays are already lined up.
He further informed
that SAMELCO II has set to complete the electrification of the
remaining un-energized barangays by 2008.
The summary report of
the Cooperative showed that among the 16 towns it covered, Calbiga has
the highest number of still un-energized barangays. Fourteen out of
the 41 barangays of Calbiga have yet to be energized, the report said.
Meanwhile, SAMELCO II
has already made preparations for the upcoming elections this May.
GM Rosales said a task
force was already formed to address possible power interruptions in
the day of the elections.
