ERC officiates oath-taking of new DMC members
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New
members of the DMC take their oath of office. Seated on the first row
are (L to R) ERC Commissioners Maria Teresa A.R. Castañeda, Alejandro
Z. Barin, Chairperson and CEO Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut, Commissioners Rauf
A. Tan and Jose C. Reyes who officiated the oath taking of the new members
of the DMC. Standing behind the ERC Commissioners are (from left) Renato
G. Cornejo, DMC OIC/Administrative Officer, ERC Executive Director Francis
Saturnino C. Juan followed by eight of the nine new members of the DMC
(L to R) Rodger S. Velasco, Jaime V. Mendoza, Jaime S. Patinio, William
U. Lim, Nolie Namocatcat, Gilbert A. Pagobo, Nestor P. Sarmiento, Jose
R. Jaculbe, Jr. and DMC Executive Director Tomas B. Vivero.
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The newly appointed members of the Distribution
Management Committee (DMC) took their oath of office before the five (5) members
of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) headed by its Chairperson and CEO
Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut. The oath-taking ceremony took place on 19 January 2009
at the ERC Head Office in Pasig City.
The new members of the DMC include:
Member
|
Sector |
| 1.
Nestor P. Sarmiento |
Luzon
Private and Local Government Distributors |
| 2.
Loliano E. Allas |
Luzon
Electric Cooperatives |
| 3.
Jose R. Jaculbe, Jr. |
Visayas
Electric Cooperatives |
| 4.
Gilbert A. Pagobo |
Visayas
Private and Local Government Distributors |
| 5.
Nolie C. Namocatcat |
Mindanao
Electric Cooperatives |
| 6.
Rodger S. Velasco |
Mindanao
Private and Local Government Distributors |
| 7.
William U. Lim |
Embedded
Generators |
| 8.
Jaime S. Patinio |
Commercial
Customers |
| 9.
Jaime V. Mendoza |
Government
Accredited Professional Organization of Electrical Engineers |
The DMC was created, among others, to:
(1) facilitate the monitoring of compliance with the Philippine Distribution
Code (PDC) at the Operational Level; (2) ensure that all users of the distribution
system are represented in reviewing and making recommendations pertaining to
connection, operation, maintenance and development of the distribution system;
and (3) to specify the processes for the settlement of disputes, enforcement
and revision of the PDC.
The PDC refers to the set of rules and
regulations governing the DUs in the operation and maintenance of their distribution
systems which includes, among others, the standards for service and performance,
and defines and establishes the relationship of the distribution systems with
the facilities or installations of the parties connected to the distribution
system.
Members of the DMC have a term of three
(3) years and can only be re-appointed once. Nomination and selection of members
are subject to the guidelines and procedures promulgated by the ERC.
“On behalf of the ERC, I congratulate
the new members of the DMC. We trust that they will play a proactive role in
helping the ERC enforce compliance to the PDC to ensure the delivery of quality
and reliable electricity service by the distribution utilities (DUs) to their
end-users,” ERC Chairperson Ducut said.
January
23, 2009
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