New Dasureco BOD elected thru “People Power”

New Dasureco BOD elected thru “people power”
Written by Eldie S. Aguirre
Saturday, 15 November 2008
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originally posted at www.arcanemind.com
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More or less 20 thousand member/consumers of Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Dasureco) flocked to the main office in Barangay Cogon, this city on Saturday and elected new set of officers for the board of directors to man the cooperative.

Governor Douglas Cagas acted as presiding officer during the conduct of the election through “people power” outside the perimeter of Dasureco to unseat the existing board of directors who continuously hold their positions under an “expired” term of office.

The new set of officers is: Digos North – Mark Fernandez; Digos South – Leonardo Suario; Boy Mante – Malita/JAS; Margarito Geolina – Sta. Maria; Ludovico Abay-Abay – Kiblawan; Douglas Corpuz – Magsaysay; Flor Alupay – Bansalan; Danilo Dianga – Matanao; Corazon Calida – Hagonoy; Padok Miego – Padada; Jose Cambas – Sulop; and Melojean Paras – Malalag.

House Representative for the First District of Davao del Sur Marc Cagas sworn the newly elected directors into office before the mammoth crowd who joined the “people power.”

Jesus de la Victoria, Dasureco general manager allowed the newly inducted officers to the board room where an election of officers was conducted with the guidance Omar Mayo of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) legal division.

Leonardo Suario emerged as the new chairman and president of Dasureco board of directors.

Glenn Solana of Sta. Cruz town was not replaced since he is still serving his first term of office.

Suario said he would oppose any move to restructure the components of Dasureco personnel to avoid hampering the operation of the electric cooperative known to be one of the best in the country.

De la Victoria said he would abide with the decisions of the newly elected officers of the board being an ex-officio member.
“I welcome the decision of the majority of the member/consumers who wanted to change the composition of the board,” he said.

Mayo said the NEA will also heed on the decision of the majority of Dasureco members. “I am here to observe how the process of the elections. NEA will not intervene with what the members are doing.”

The board of directors under the leadership of Artemio Tajon has not been reached to comment on the election of officers to the Dasureco board of directors.

Tajon and other BODs maintained the other week they would not step down unless the case seeking for the nullity of the NEA Election Code of 1993 would not be resolved in court.

Regional Trial Court – Branch 18 Presiding Judge Marivic Daray issued a preliminary prohibitory injunction on year 2005 preventing Dasureco to hold an election before the main case would be resolved.

However, Governor Cagas insisted the regional trial court has no jurisdiction over the matter since NEA is a quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial body where cases could only be filed in a court higher than the RTC.


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