DLPC, Aboitiz Foundation hold 1st Elektrisyan ng Bayan Award

A private electrician from Barangay Riverside in Calinan District is the recipient of the first ever Elektrisyan ng Bayan Award given by the Aboitiz-owned electric utility Davao Light & Power Co. in cooperation with the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., the social development arm of all companies under the Aboitiz Group.
Chosen top awardee from among the 58 private electrician qualifiers is Alex F. Montilla who had a total of 85 transactions for electric connections with a total of 100 percent approval without any single complaint or record of non-compliance to Davao Light and government standards. Montilla is a member of the United Electricians of Metro Davao (UEMD).
The other awardees are Wennie T. Santander of DAPREA – first runner-up; Roland L. Aguiluz of IEAD – second runner-up; Nestor P. Cabasan of DASEA – third runner-up; and Pelnan Basmayor Pagcas also of DASEA – fourth runner-up. The award carries with it cash rewards as well as electrician’s tools and certificate of recognition.
The awarding rites was held at Grand Men Seng Hotel Hotel last Wednesday, February 20, 2013 with guests that include the majority of 58 qualifiers, officials from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Office of the Building Official, Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers, top executives of Davao Light led by Vice President for Administration Bien Garcia, and staff of Corporate Retail Services Department (CRSD) under the leadership of Engr. Mervin Dalian.
Vice President Garcia handed the award to “Elektrisyan ng Bayan” Montilla while Assistant Vice Presidents Arnold Arsolon, Reynold Felix, and Ross Luga, and Manager for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Vic N. Sumalinog handed the awards to the four runners-up.
In his inspirational message Garcia told the awardees and the electricians that the award is given in recognition of their support to the electric distribution business of Davao Light. He added that they should not also look at the financial reward as the primary motivation but rather they should love their job because parallel to one’s love of his job comes the quality of his output. The award therefore, comes in as a consequence, Garcia further said.