Month: November 2018

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Christmas Lights and Electrical Safety Tips

 

The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year.

It’s also the time for decorations, Christmas trees and a large array of holiday lighting displays. Christmas lights add beauty and a real holiday spirit to the season, yet they can also drain your electricity and create safety issues. Here are some electrical safety tips to ensure your holidays stay bright.

  1. Plan your displays accordingly. Prior to decorating, determine how many outlets are available and where they are located.
  2. Inspect all electrical decorations for damage before use. Cracked or damaged sockets, loose or bare wires and loose connections may cause a serious shock, even start a fire.
  3. Match power needs (amperage) of electrical products with amperage rating of extension cords.
  4. When putting up outdoor decorations, exercise caution when decorating near power lines. Keep yourself and your equipment at least 10 feet from power lines.
  5. Avoid overloading outlets and only plug one high-wattage appliance into each outlet. Overloaded outlets are a common cause of holiday fires.
  6. Never connect more than three strings of incandescent lights. More than three strands may not only trip a circuit breaker, but also can cause a fire.
  7. Make sure spotlights used to illuminate decorations are well-ventilated, protected from weather and a safe distance from flammable items.
  8. Always unplug electrical decorations before replacing bulbs or fuses.
  9. Turn off all indoor and outdoor electrical decorations before leaving home or going to sleep.
  10. To avoid problems, always purchase electrical decorations and lights from reputable retailers.

In addition, faulty wiring and an overused outlet can create potential hazards that could dim the brightness of your holiday celebration.

Make your Christmas bright by putting safety first in everything you do.

 

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NGCP Power Service Interruption

Notice ofNGCP  Power Service Interruption scheduled on NOVEMBER 15, 2018 (Thursday), from 8:00AM to 6:00PM.

Affected: Whole coverage area of SORECOII ( Sorsogon East & West, Gubat, Barcelona, Prieto Diaz, Bacon, Castilla, Putiao, Pilar & Donsol)

Reason : To replace rotten wood poles and rewiring

Warning: All works may be finished ahead of time, so please considerour lines energized.

Thank you.

 

NGCP

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TESDA-PO assesses SORECO II’s Dagdag Pangkabuhayan Program’s effectiveness by: micdelrosario

Vital in the effectiveness of SORECO II’s Pangkabuhayan Program is the evaluation of the 26-day training on Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM II) provided for the first batch recipients from Sorsogon and Bacon by its partner TESDA Provincial office that will assess the 24 trainees’ performance on  roughing-in activities, wiring and cabling works for single-phase distribution, power, lighting and auxililiary systems on October 22, 2018 at TESDA-Bulusan Office.

The trainees’ ability to install Electrical Protective device for distribution, power, lighting, auxillary, lighting protection  and grounding system will be weighed including the extent of their acquired knowledge on installation of wiring devices of floor and wall mounted outlet lighting fixture/ switches and auxillary outlets.

For the 2nd batch, the recipients will be coming from Gubat, Barcelona and Prieto Diaz member-consumers who wish to be graduates of a quality and job-ready training. Aspirants are inpouring for the interview and screening conducted by RPFMD Marion Naldo with MDD Head Estela Rocha’s assistance. In conformity with SORECO II’s objective to extend this technical education and skills development to one MCO per barangay in the franchise area, 288 member –consumers shall benefit from the program. As for the latest record there are already 67 applications, they shall be bonafide SORECO II member or at least children of bonafide SORECO II MCOs from indigent families to qualify. The passers will be evaluated after training completion.

Along with SORECO II’s major objective of improving the quality of life of the indigent MCOs, BOD Resolution No. 35, Series of 2018 created a special committe who will monitor its Dagdag Pangkabuhayan Program with Dir. Thomas Diesta as the focal person and chairman for the Board of Directors, NEA Representative Danilo Guarin as the vice-chairman and Dir. Demosthenes Reverente as member. The Multi-Sectoral Electrification Advisory Council (MSEAC) will manage the said program. Under the same resolution, the management recommended that monitoring and coordination must be made for regular update to the BOD and MCO to ensure that the objectives of the program are met.

In the same news, SORECO II General Manager Atty. Percival Alvarez served a memo no. 10-19 Series of 2019 informing that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will conduct skills development training on meat processing, pastries, native delicacies processing and many more for the families of SORECO II employees.

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SORECO II Task Force aids power rehab in CAGELCO II

The Sorsogon II Electric Cooperative (SORECO II) extended helping hand to expedite rehabilitation of Cagayan II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CAGELCO II) power lines ravaged by the recent typhoon Ompong. Equipped with coop vehicles, boom truck and manlift, six (6) SORECO II linemen namely: Joel

Bicol Region Electric Cooperatives Task Force Kapatid volunteer-workers in random grouping: SORECO I, SORECO II, CANORECO, CASURECO I, CASURECO II, CASURECO III and CASURECO IV. Photo: Andres Lacra, S2 lineman
(Standing L-R): Gilbert Cayme, (Driver) Danny Aldous Bariso, Norberto Hubilla, Ronaldo Sapitan, Bonerges Dellosa (Driver), (Sitting L-R): Arnel Estuaria, Joel Jegillos and Andres Lacra posed for a picture infront of CAGELCO II Sub-offIce, Appari upon arrival and before commencement of work September 23, 2018.

Jegillos, Norberto Hubilla, Danny Aldous Bariso, Ronaldo Sapitan, Arnel Estuaria and Andres Lacra volunteered to assist in the full energization of CAGELCO II.

 

The manpower of SORECO II and other electric cooperatives mobilized on September 22 to ensure power restoration in Cagayan Valley coverage. According to CAGELCO II OIC-GM Blandina Y. Manamba in her letter dated October 8, 2018, as of October 7, 2018, CAGELCO II has already energized all the municipalities within their franchise area and looking forward to 100% energization households in all barangay.

 

Overwhelmed with great teamwork displayed by the contingents, GM Manamba requested for an extension of the Power Restoration Rapid Deployment (PRDD) Task Force to help them meet the 100% energization of all households by the end of October. In response and amenability to corporate social responsibility, SORECO II GM Alvarez immediately approved the request.

 

In other news, 1CARE Rep. Uybarreta filed Bill to provide hazard pay to the volunteers of Task Force Kapatid believing that it is a well-deserved compensation taking into account the dangers and unfortune incidents from the nature of their work.  #micdelrosario

 

 

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Coop organizes Banuyo as the 71st MCO group

Banuyo, a barangay located within the periphery of  Pilar town is the 71st  Member-Consumer-Owner (MCO)  group which was organized by SORECO II MSD on July 31, 2018, out the total of 288 barangays under the coop’s franchise area since the MCO program started in March this year.

The MSD team was thankful to Brgy Banuyo chairwoman Mrs. Lao for her efforts in assembling her constituents at the Banuyo Chapel. While this enormous attendance energized the team in performing the tasks, the raffle of small items which is part of the IEC activities of MSD cheered up the 131 MCOs in attendance. The activity lasted for two hours.

Estela Rocha, Michelle del Rosario, Justo Lito Destura and Pilar CWDO Emileen Fajardo acted as the MSD Information team.# micdelrosario