Iloilo News and Events

Gin aprubahan na kahapon sang Senado sa Second reading ang House Bill 10306 nga magahatag sang otoridad sa MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) nga mag expand sang ila power distribution kag operation sa 15 ka mga kabanwahan kag Passi City sa Probinsya sang Iloilo. Apang antes sini, nag agi anay sa halos 2 ka oras nga diskusyon ang mga Senador agud mapasiguro nga sa insakto ang tanan nga provisions sang sini nga hagna. Una nga ginpaklaro ni Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon sa iya mga kaupdanan kun kinahanglan pa sang MORE Power nga magbalik sa kongreso kun ingkaso nga magbaylo ang tag-iya sini sa pila ka adlaw. Apang suno sa sponsor kag Public Services Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe nga kun minority share lang man sang kumpanya ang ginapasa sa iban nga shareholders kag kun ini ang magapabilin sa gihapon sa principal owner kag sa korporasyon nga iya man nga ginapanag-iyahan, indi na kinahanglan pa ang approval sang kongreso kundi dapat lang sila nga pahibaluon. G

ILOILO CITY -- More Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) has initiated another safety training, this time, for construction companies. According to Mr Priam Roy Rivera, MORE Power Safety Officer, the Electrical Safety Training recently was attended by representatives mostly safety officers and engineers of around 15 construction firms. Rivera said the participants were oriented about the hazards in the work place and different safe work environment and practices. They were also lectured about the fundamental of electricity, introduced to different electrical equipment and trained on what to do in case of emergency situation. “It’s very important for our construction workers to know the hazard that may be caused by transmission line especially if it’s near their working area,” said Rivera. Participants also learned the proper distancing wherein they must avoid powerline contact and maintain a minimum safe distance of three meters. River emphasized that having proper kn