Message From Trustee Cerael "Dodong" Donggay

Fellow Trustees, Members & Friends,

There may be no large power plants that can fill outright the power deficiency in Mindanao, but there are MITIGATING SOLUTIONS to the power crisis.  Among them:

1.  CONSERVE ELECTRICITY.  One person neglecting a 40 watt fluorescent lamp being lighted unnecessarily for an hour means wasted energy of 400 MW generated by power plants if 10 million people in Mindanao do the same. If possible avoid using the following electric stoves and irons, microwaves, oven toasters and other electrical equipment.  The power you save may help save the life of a patient in an operating room needing electricity.  In as much as 17% of Mindanao energy mix comes from oil-based plants, power save means lesser carbon dioxide emission and, therefore, lesser contribution to global warming. It takes million of years to form a drop of oil but only seconds to burn it.

2.  SOLAR POWER.  The undersigned in behalf of GREENERGY conducted research and evaluation of SOLAR manufacturers in the world who could provide the cheapest possible SOLAR Photo Voltaic (PV) equipment including the latest technology using THIN FILMS.  This TF technology is found to be much cheaper than the typical SOLAR PANEL using crystalline Silicone materials. Large scale SOLAR PV plants and SOLAR Home System are being explored by yours truly.  It's the endless source of CLEAN and RENEWABLE power.

3.  SUPPORT HYDRO POWER.  This is long-term solution from cheap, clean, sustainable supply.  Pre-development of the biggest 300 MW Pulangi 5 Hydro Project is in high gear. Eighty percent (80%) of the affected Communities (22 Barangays) have already supported the development of said project after 7 months of Information and Education Program.  Discussions are on-going with Multi-Nationals, Investors and Financiers for this project. Completion: 2016. The 132 MW Bulanog-Batang Hydro Project has completed its ECC, Water Permit, CC and other government requirements.  Negotiation with multi-national Contractors covering Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) is on-going.  Our TOR mandates EPC Contractor to bring in Financing. Completion: 2014

My humble contribution to the prevailing power crisis.  Sorry, I can not do above alone. 

Regards,

Dodong

Cerael C. Donggay
TRUSTEE, Oro Chamber
President & CEO, GREENERGY
300 MW Pulangi 5 Hydro Projet

Project Director
132 MW Bulanog-Batang Hydro Project
Bukidnon Hydro Energy Corporation
Rio Verde Bldg. Oro Vista, Upper Carmen
Cagayan De Oro

NOTICE to All CEPALCO Customers - Brownout / Load Shedding Schedules for Feb. 26 to March 1, 2010

25 February 2010

NOTICE to All CEPALCO Customers

Subject : Brownout / Load Shedding Schedules for Feb. 26 to March 1, 2010

Please find below the load shedding schedule [4hrs to 4 hrs & 30mins rotating brownouts every other day per area] within the CEPALCO service area for the period Feb. 26 to March 1, 2010 [Friday to Monday] due to the continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao:

Date : Feb. 26 [Friday] & Feb. 28 [Sunday]

Schedule of Interruption - 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM [4hrs & 30mins]

Affected Areas:

1. Greater portion of Carmen proper along Lirio St. from Trinity Tree St. towards Oak St., Max Suniel St., Vamenta Blvd. upto corner Jasmin St. including Waterlily St. and Carmen Market area.
2. Along Mabolo St. from Lirio St. towards corner Rosal St. including portion of Marigold St. from Mabolo St..
3. Portions of Carmen: vicinities along Vamenta Blvd. from Fernandez St. towards greater part of Ilaya including: portions of Ipil St. and Mahogany St. from Fernandez St.; Madonna & Child Hospital; and; Seriña St. from COA towards Gumamela Ext.St., Guani Coliseum (former O.Roa’s) and Maharlika Police Station.
4. All of Macanhan, Carmen towards all of Lower Balulang.
5. Portions of Carmen: along vicinities of Villarin St. towards portion of Canitoan-Pagatpat Road; including Cathedral School of Technology, Golden Village, City Hospital-DOH Area, COWD reservoir and Seriña St. from Villarin St. down to Madonna and Child Hospital.
6. M.Suniel St. from Villarin St. down towards portion of Mabolo St.; including Matilde Neri St., Dabatian St. and Cagayan de Oro College area; and; portion of Lirio St. area.
7. Portions of Upper Carmen, including SM CITY; PRYCE HOTEL; SPUM & SEARSOLIN.

Schedule of Interruption-  1:30 PM to 6:00 PM [4hrs. & 30mins]

Affected Areas:

1. Greater portion of the City Poblacion along and bounded by Hayes St., Mortola St., JR Borja St. including S.Daumar St., Aguinaldo St., D.Velez St., Yacapin St..
2. Along Pabayo St.; including portions of C. Pacana St., JR Borja St., Gomez St., C.Taal St., T.Neri St., Abejuela St., Hayes St. and Gaerlan St. from Pabayo St.. 
3. Hayes St. from corner A.Velez St. towards City Hall area & Burgos St., along T.Chavez St. from Burgos St. up to Tiano Bros. St. - including portions of Tiano Bros. St., Rizal St., Capistrano St. from Hayes St.; and; Dolores St..
4. Along Burgos St. from T.Chavez St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Abejuela St., T.Neri St., Cruz Taal St. and Gomez St. from Burgos St..
5. Surroundings along Mabini St. from corner A.Velez St. towards Capistrano St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Tiano Bros. St. from Mabini St.; Yacapin St. from Capistrano St. towards Burgos St.; and; C.Pacana St., JR Borja St. and Gomez St. from Capistrano St.
6. Along Pabayo and T. Saco Streets from Dolores up to T. Saco /16^th Street Nazareth. 

Schedule of Interruption-  6:00 PM to 10:00 PM [4 hrs]

Affected Areas:

1. Portions of Natumulan down to Casinglot, Tagoloan.
2. All the Barangays of Bugo, Puerto, Tin-ao, Agusan, Tablon, Baloy, Cugman, Gusa, and greater portion of Lapasan.
3. Portions of Lapasan-Camaman-an road from Recto Ave. towards Limketkai Commercial Center including Grand Caprice Restaurant.
4. All of Osmeña St. and portion of Cogon Market Area including Roxas St. towards portion of JR Borja St.
5. Upper Gusa, Indahag, Malasag, FS Catanico and Balubal.
6. Agora Market area including Gaabucayan St.
7. DMPI plantation, MENZI Agri, etc.

Date of Interruption : Feb. 27 [Saturday] & March 1 [Monday]

Schedule of Interruption-  9:00 AM to 1:30 PM [4hrs & 30mins]

Affected Areas:

1. Along Hayes St. from Camaman-an towards V.Roa St. up to corner J.Ramonal Ext., including Pinikitan, Adela, Balangiao area, Quirino St. and Yacapin Ext..
2. Along J.Ramonal Ext. from Sto. Niño, Cogon towards V.Roa St., R.Chavez St. up to Corrales Ave. corner A.Luna St..
3. All of Ramonal Village, most of Nazareth portion of Macasandig.
4. Along Corrales Ave. towards FICCO, Nazareth, including Yacapin Street Towards Capistrano St.. 
5. Portions of T.Chavez St. from Corrales Ave. up to Tiano Bros. St. including portions of A.Velez St from Hayes St..
6. Portions of Carmen along Yacal St. towards Lirio St., Vamenta Blvd., Waling-waling St. upto GSIS area including Ferrabrel St., Mango St. and portion of Rosal St. and Marigold St.
7. All of Kauswagan proper, Bonbon and Bayabas.
8. Isla de Oro.
9. Along Montalban St. from near Tiano Bros. St. towards Burgos St., del Pilar St. and Magsaysay St. including portions of Macahambus St. and Abellanosa St. from Burgos St..
10. Portions of A.Luna St. from corner Corrales Ave.; towards vicinities along A.Velez St. upto corner Mabini St. including portion of:  Makahambus St. from A.Velez St. and Tiano Bros. St. from Macahambus St..

Schedule of Interruption-  1:30 PM to 6:00 PM [4hrs & 30mins]

Affected Areas:

1. Portions of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan.
2. All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario, Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.
3. All the municipalities and barangays of Villanueva and Jasaan.
4. Portions of Upper Carmen, Upper Balulang and all of Brgy. Lumbia including; PNR Sawmill, Shop and transmitter; Pueblo de Oro, Camella Homes, Xavier Estates, Xavier Heights, Xavier High School, La Buena Vida, Frontiera and Montana subdivisions; CAA-BAT Lumbia Airport & Rio Verde.

Schedule of Interruption - 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM [4hrs]

Affected Areas:

1. Portions of Camaman-an near and including the San Jose and St. Vianney Seminaries, greater portion of Camaman-an proper towards Bontong, Bolonsori up to Upper Camaman-an and Hayes Subdivision including Tipolohon.
2. Part of Limketkai Center, Lapasan including Mc Donalds, PNB and Allied Bank.
3. Along Recto Ave. from corner Agora Road towards the new bridge including COCACOLA Plant & Osmeña Ext..
4. Portion of A.Luna St. towards all of Mabulay Subdivision including portion of the Provincial Capitol and Provincial Hospital Area.
5. Medical Center area along and bounded by Capistrano St., Echem St., A.Velez St., and Recto Ave., including all of Consolacion.
6. Corrales Ext. from Recto Avenue towards most of PPA area.
7. J.Pacana St. from Recto Avenue towards all of Macabalan area.
8. All of RER Subdivision Phases I & 2 including Dolores compound; towards Fortune Express Shop along Maharlika Highway; including all of NHA-KSS Subdivision and portion of Bayabas near Manila Broadcasting Radio Station.
9. Greater part of Bulua from Bulua Rotonda towards all of Iponan.
10. Greater part of Patag including Calamansi Drive, Apovel subdivision, Terry Hills subdivision and Anhawon, Bulua area.

We hope all CEPALCO customers & the public in general will be guided by this announcement.

Thank you.

Released by:

Marilyn A. Chavez

Senior Manager

Customer & Community Relations Dept.

No lasting power supply solution in sight for Mindanao's residents - Business World Article

DAVAO CITY -- Mindanao's power deficit seems to be getting worse by the day,
and with no new generation project in sight, the situation is expected to
deteriorate further next year at the very least.

Central business districts in the cities of Davao and Cagayan de Oro, which
were hardly affected by rotating brownouts in recent weeks, were powerless
for less than an hour late Wednesday morning.

While the Web site of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) --
the private operator of the country's transmission network -- showed that
Mindanao had a 357-megawatt shortage yesterday, a check with the regional
branch here of the NGCP showed that the entire grid's deficiency had neared
500 MW by mid-afternoon.

The situation may not be short-lived, as NGCP estimates that Mindanao will
need an additional 484 MW in four years, assuming a 5.76% annual average
growth rate in demand.

But aside from the 200-MW coal-fired plant in Maasim, Sarangani by the Conal
Holdings Corp., which now has to contend with protest actions from religious
and environmentalist groups; the 42-MW project of Hedcor Corp. in Sta. Cruz,
Davao del Sur; and the 8 MW hydro-power plant of the Cagayan Electric Power
and Light Co., there are no new investments in the power sector.

And since it takes about three years to build a power plant, the current
situation is expected to get worse. Already, the NGCP expects Mindanao's
power deficit to average 308 MW by next year.

Among the reasons given by NGCP for the currently grim situation are low
output from hydroelectric facilities, with the Agus's six plants in Lanao
provinces running at only 120 MW out of the total 727-MW capacity, and
Pulangi plant in Bukidnon running at 100 MW of its 255-MW rated capacity.

Ironically, rains have fallen in southern Mindanao in recent days, including
more than an hour of heavy downpour in Davao City on Tuesday night.

Nevertheless, the Davao Light and Power Co. said it has implemented rotating
hour-long power interruptions in its entire franchise.

Rossano C. Luga, Davao Light corporate communications officer, said the
brownout schedule has to be implemented in the city since the NGCP has
imposed a 93-megawatt curtailment for the Davao Region as of Wednesday
morning.

Mr. Luga called on consumers to save on electricity in order to help the
company rationalize power supply.

The 30-minute brownout before noon in Davao City is the first since the
start of the year. The city had been largely spared from the rotating
brownouts experienced in most parts of Mindanao since two weeks ago, due to
Davao Light's 58-megawatt Bajada backup plant.

Cagayan de Oro's situation is worse, with power utility officials forced to
schedule four-hour daily rotating brownouts starting yesterday.

"Even with [backup power generating plants] and the voluntary load shedding
of the big industries in the city, we could not accommodate the high load
curtailment," said Marilyn A. Chavez, senior manager and customer relations
head of the Cagayan Electric Power and Light Co.

In Zamboanga City, NGCP corporate communications officer Ma. Rosette
Martinez said the power condition in the region, and in Mindanao as a whole,
can be immediately alleviated only with sustained heavy rainfall in the
coming days.

Edgardo S. Calabio, regional corporate executive of Davao Light's Revenue
and Regulatory Affairs, in a dialogue earlier this week that was organized
by the Trade department cited immediate "doable measures" like fast-tracking
Agus 5 repairs, resuming operations of the 100-MW Iligan Diesel Power Plant
that shut down last month due to a row with the local government, and for
companies to invest in embedded generators.

In the longer term, however, only additional plants will narrow the gap
between supply and growing demand on the entire island.

The problem, Mr. Calabio said, is that attracting investments in the sector
might not be easy since power rates here are cheaper than those in the
Visayas and Luzon.

In Davao City, for example, the local power utility collects P6.58 per
kilowatt hour against P7.22/kWh in Cebu and P9.32/kWh in Metro Manila. "What
we [users] pay does not reflect the true cost of power; we should be paying
more," Mr. Calabio said, explaining that grid rates are based on the value
of the power plants and other assets, which are quite old. "Adjust the
rates, if you would like to entice investors to come in; reflect the true
cost of power." -- CQF, LGD, DTW and JBE

New EVAT covers literary works and exemptions

Officers of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Revenue District Office No. 16 informed business operators in the city that the New Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) Law or RA 9337 will now levy the sale of literary works, musical compositions and similar artistic creations.  Not spared from the EVAT are the services rendered by artists, doctors of medicine duly registered with the Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC), and lawyers duly registered with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP).  

In a forum hosted by ORO CHAMBER, Ms. Mariceline Daba, the Revenue Officer II of BIR, Revenue District Office No. 16 informed the 113 participants that even PAGCOR and its licensees and franchisees are covered by EVAT including the following transactions:   

• Toll road operations 
• Sale of electricity by generation, transmission and distribution companies
• Sale by electric cooperatives as well as importation of machine and equipments including spare parts
• Common carriers operation by air and sea relative to their transport of passengers from one place to another in the Philippines

Ms. Maricel Arthur of BIR provided the participating businessmen and accounting professionals with a rundown of VAT-exempt transactions e.g. Sale or importation of agricultural & marine food products in their original state, livestock and poultry for human consumption and breeding stock and genetic materials; Sale or importation of fertilizers, seeds, seedlings & fingerlings; Importation of personal/household effects belonging to Philippine residents returning from abroad and non-residents coming to resettle in the country; Services subject to Percentage taxes; Services of agricultural contract growers and milling for others of palay into rice, corn into grits and sugar cane into raw sugar; medical, dental, hospital and veterinary services except those rendered by professionals; Educational services rendered by private educational institutions, duly accredited by Deped, CHED and the TESDA and those rendered by government educational institutions; Services rendered by individuals pursuant to an employer-employee relationship; Transactions which are exempt under international agreements to which the Philippines is a signatory; Sale by agricultural cooperatives duly registered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) to their members; Gross receipts from lending activities by credit or multi-purpose cooperative duly registered and in good standing with the CDA; Export sales by persons who are not VAT registered and Lease of residential units with monthly rental per unit not exceeding Php 10,000 regardless of the amount of the aggregate rentals received by the lessor during the year.

Oro Chamber Vice President for the Trade and Commerce sector Mr. Tony Uy announced that another tax-related forum will be conducted sometime in March as part of the Effective Taxation Program of the Oro Chamber and partner non-government and government groups. 

The half-day VAT Forum was also supported by the Misamis Oriental Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MOFCCCI), Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Parasat CableTV, BusinessWeek, Mindanao Current and Sunstar CDO.

Schedule of FEBRUARY 25, 2010 Power Interruption: 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

URGENT


24 February 2010



NOTICE to All CEPALCO Customers



Please find below the load shedding schedule [4-hour rotating brownouts]
within the CEPALCO service area for Thursday, Feb. 25, relative to the
continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao:



Schedule of Interruption: 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Affected Areas:

1.    Along Hayes St. from Camaman-an towards V.Roa St. up to corner
J.Ramonal Ext., including Pinikitan, Adela, Balangiao area, Quirino St. and
Yacapin Ext..

2.    Along J.Ramonal Ext. from Sto. Niño, Cogon towards V.Roa St., R.Chavez
St. up to Corrales Ave. corner A.Luna St..

3.    All of Ramonal Village, most of Nazareth portion of Macasandig.

4.    Along Corrales Ave. towards FICCO, Nazareth, including Yacapin Street
Towards Capistrano St..

5.    Portion of T.Chavez St. from Corrales Ave. up to Tiano Bros. St.
including portions of A.Velez St from Hayes St..

6.    Portion of Carmen along Yacal St. towards Lirio St., Vamenta Blvd.,
Waling-waling St. upto GSIS area including Ferrabrel St., Mango St. and
portion of Rosal St. and Marigold St.

7.    All of Kauswagan proper, Bonbon and Bayabas.

8.    Isla de Oro.

9.    Along Montalban St. from near Tiano Bros. St. towards Burgos St., del
Pilar St. and Magsaysay St. including portions of Macahambus St. and
Abellanosa St. from Burgos St..

10.Portions of A.Luna St. from corner Corrales Ave.; towards vicinities
along A.Velez St. upto corner Mabini St. including portion of:  Makahambus
St. from A.Velez St. and Tiano Bros. St. from Macahambus St..



Schedule of Interruption:  1:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Affected Areas:

1.    Portions of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of
Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan.

2.    All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario,
Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.

3.    All the municipalities and barangays of Villanueva and Jasaan.

4.    Portions of Upper Carmen, Upper Balulang and all of Brgy. Lumbia
including; PNR Sawmill, Shop and transmitter; Pueblo de Oro, Camella Homes,
Xavier Estates, Xavier Heights, Xavier High School, La Buena Vida, Frontiera
and Montana subdivisions; CAA-BAT Lumbia Airport & Rio Verde.



Schedule of Interruption: 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM

Affected Areas:

1.    Portion of Camaman-an near and including the San Jose and St. Vianney
Seminaries, greater portion of Camaman-an proper towards Bontong, Bolonsori
up to Upper Camaman-an and Hayes Subdivision including Tipolohon.

2.    Part of Limketkai Center, Lapasan including Mc Donalds, PNB and Allied
Bank.

3.    Along Recto Ave. from corner Agora Road towards the new bridge
including COCACOLA Plant & Osmeña Ext..

4.    Portion of A.Luna St. towards all of Mabulay Subdivision including
portion of the Provincial Capitol and Provincial Hospital Area.

5.    Medical Center area along and bounded by Capistrano St., Echem St.,
A.Velez St., and Recto Ave., including all of Consolacion.

6.    Corrales Ext. from Recto Avenue towards most of PPA area.

7.    J.Pacana St. from Recto Avenue towards all of Macabalan area.

8.    All of RER Subdivision Phases I & 2 including Dolores compound;
towards Fortune Express Shop along Maharlika Highway; including all of
NHA-KSS Subdivision and portion of Bayabas near Manila Broadcasting Radio
Station.

9.    Greater part of Bulua from Bulua Rotonda towards all of Iponan.

10.           Greater part of Patag including Calamansi Drive, Apovel
subdivision, Terry Hills subdivision and Anhawon, Bulua area.



We hope all CEPALCO customers & the public in general will be guided by this
announcement.



Thank you.



Released by:







Marilyn A. Chavez

Senior Manager

Customer & Community Relations Dept.