TACLOBAN CITY – The management of Leyte II Electric Cooperative (Leyeco II) expressed its gratitude to President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, and House Speaker and Leyte congressman, Martin Romualdez, among others, for the fast approval of their renewal of franchise.
By virtue of RA No. 12017, signed into law on August 9, 2024, Leyeco II became the first electric cooperative in the country to renew its franchise to construct, install, establish, operate, own, manage, and maintain distribution systems for the conveyance of electric power to end-users in the towns of Babatngon and Palo and here in Tacloban City.
The power utility, headed by Engr. Fernan Paul Tan, also expressed their gratitude to all the individuals who played a crucial role in making the franchise renewal a reality.
“We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people behind the realization of this milestone, especially to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., committee on public services chair Senator Grace Poe, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Tingog party-list’s Representatives Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and Jude Acidre, APEC party-list Rep. Sergio Dagooc, and PHILRECA party-list Rep.Presley C. De Jesus,” it said in a statement.
“To our member-consumer-owners (MCOs), let this stand as our commitment that your electric cooperative, led by our board of directors and management, will remain steadfast in upholding our mandate and will continue to heed your call for quality and efficient service,” it said.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
