By Gideon C. Corgue
TFK-ZAMSURECO-I
team leader Jigger Lauganas in an interview with the Philippine Information
Agency (PIA)-9 said the team, which was dispatched by ZAMSURECO-I Manager Jose
Raul Saniel on Nov. 12, 2013, had fulfilled its mission in restoring the
electricity in Leyte province on Dec. 19.
TFK
is a project of National Electrification Administration (NEA) established in 20
comprising volunteers from the different electric cooperatives (ECs) from
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to render free services to other ECs which need
technical help in times of calamities for immediate power restoration and construction
of additional lines in remote barangays.
Lauganas said the
TFK-ZAMSURECO-I composed of 21 linemen equipped with service and complete
linemen’s gears and foodstuffs helped restore power of Leyte’s eight municipalities,
namely, Alang-Alang,
Barugo, Carigara, Capoocan, Jaro , San Miguel, Pastrana and Sta. Fe as well as the Leyte Metropolitan
Water District, the source of potable water in Tacloban City and Leyte.
Lauganas said the team was very happy to have
contributed their skills by bringing back electricity in the hardly-hit areas
of supertyphoon “Yolanda” in Leyte.
“We are very happy that with our more than a month stay
in Leyte, we were able to help other TFK electric cooperatives in Visayas restoring
the electricity in eight municipalities which were badly hit by the supertyphoon
‘Yolanda” on Nov. 8.
“It’s so fulfilling to help and make the affected
families of super typhoon Yolanda smile. Despite adversities, we gave them hope
by extending our helping hands,” Lauganas said.
Lauganas said, after the
full restoration of power on Thursday, a simple Christmas party followed at the
NFA command center in Palo, Leyte.
The party was graced by
Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, NEA Administrator Editha Bueno, and
Deputy Administraror Edgardo Piamonte. (PIA9)