20/08/2026
PHILRECA CONCLUDES PRE-AGMM CLUSTERED CAUCUS RESONATING SECTORWIDE EMPOWERMENT
August 20, 2026
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES — The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) successfully concluded the last leg of its Pre-Annual General Membership Meeting (Pre-AGMM) Clustered Caucus and Consultative "Kumustahan" Session for Luzon. This convenes all key leaders of the electric cooperative (EC) sector from across Luzon to align and unify sector-wide decision-making.
With the policy developments in the electric power industry, the Pre-AGMM Clustered Caucus and Consultative Kumustahan Session highlights meaningful dialogue, collaboration among EC leaders, exchange of operational experiences, identify emerging challenges, and development of a sector-wide position on concerns affecting the rural electrification movement.
NAGMEC Board of Director and Pampanga I Electric Cooperative, Inc. (PELCO I) General Manager, Engr. Allan E. David welcomed participants from across Luzon and reiterated the importance of the caucus in strengthening EC welfare and consumer-centered regulations.
PHILRECA gathered industry experts and discussants across the Luzon regions to provide a holistic and in-depth overview of the pressing challenges affecting the growth and development of the EC sector and the interests of their respective member-consumer-owners (MCOs).
As established in the Mindanao and Visayas Kumustahan Sessions, the discussions are anchored on four key thematic areas that directly influence the sustainability and future of the EC sector: policy and regulatory governance, financial viability and sustainability, market dynamics and power supply, and institutional excellence.
The discussants remarked on the urgency to heighten MCO participation and empowerment, ensure operational continuity of the sector, the implications of government-mandated charges in the soaring electricity rates, policy mismatch with local and regional development, and integrity in the power supply procurement.
The observations and recommendations gathered from the different island regions shall be consolidated to further strengthen and fortify the Association's unified positions and advocacy initiatives on the pressing concerns and challenges affecting the electric cooperative sector.
