AKELCO starts info drive on Brigada ELECTRIC check

LEZO, Aklan -- The Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc., (AKELCO) has already started the conduct of the  information dissemination and educational campaign dubbed as  Brigada Electric Check "Safety and Reliability" to some schools under the secondary level throughout its coverage area for the whole month of July.

The Malinao School for Philippine Craftsmen and Numancia Integrated School were the first school that has been oriented on the said info drive. AKELCO Training Unit of the HR/IDD department prepared a Video documentary showing the harmful effects of Climate Change. They will also orient teachers and students on the AKELCO History, Current Power Situation, Electrical Safety and Energy Conservation.

It is part of the national activities on the forth coming International Convention on Rural Electrification (I-CORE) in August as AKELCO's way of celebrating the   40^th Foundation Anniversary of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) with the theme "Kuryente ay Kailangan para sa Maunlad na Sambayanan", in partnership with the 119 electric cooperatives that continue to light up homes by pursuing the mandate of total electrification.

NEA's grand commemoration also coincides on the National Electrification Awareness Month declared recently by virtue of Executive Proclamation no. 1743 by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Moreover, the chosen schools to be conducted by AKELCO's  Brigada Electric Check  campaign includes Buruanga National High School, Pandan National Vocational School, Ondoy  National H.S., Tangalan National H. S., , Linabuan National H.S., Batan National H.S., Altavas National H. S., Madalag National H. S. and Balabag National High School.

This activity is in coordination with the Secondary Schools Division, DepEd-Aklan as part of the Brigada Eskwela program of the national government. The team is expected to finish the scheduled information drive until the end of July.

For information.                                                       Noted:

LOVELL GEPTE-JULIANO                                           CHITO R. PERALTA

Public Information Officer                                        General Manager