PALECO Board of Directors Chairman Jeffrey Tan-Endriga explained that the controversial billing payment guidelines posted over the cooperatives’ official Facebook page was not supposed to be implemented as it was just a proposal and that the board will release an updated guidelines.
In an interview with Palawan Daily, Endriga admitted that there was a miscommunication. The posted advisory, he clarified, was only a management proposal and has not been approved by the board.
He added that they immediately called the attention of PALECO management to recall the said advisory that brought confusion to the public.
“Nagkaroon lang ng konting miscommunication ‘yan pero moot and academic na ‘yan kasi may bago nang order ang ERC so, balewala narin ‘yan. Nagkaroon lang ng confusion at pinalaki lang ng ilan pero bukas [May 8] ay may board meeting at tatalakayin ang bagong advisory ng ERC. At the same time, gagawa tayo ng detalyadong scheme para maihiwalay natin ang consumers na commercial at consumers na residential,” Endriga told Palawan Daily.
He also said that they will release an updated and approved scheme after the board meeting including the sample computation for the public to understand.
This is more convenient which aims to help the member-consumers of PALECO with the payment of their electric bills.
“The intention lang naman is makatulong at hindi natin pinagsasamantalahan ang ating mga kababayan. Medyo nagkaroon lang talaga ng mispresentation at medyo hilaw pa nga ‘yun [advisory] at nailabas lang kaya nag-react ‘yung mga tao,” he added.