Officials of DOE, Comelec, 5 firms in chamber forum

By Cheneen R. Capon
THE Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Inc. (DCCCII) has invited top officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) and five power companies to a forum on the power situation in Mindanao during its 4th general membership meeting (GMM) starting at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 29, at the ballroom of the Royal Mandaya Hotel along Palma Gil St., in Davao City.
This was announced by DCCCII president Bonifacio T. Tan, who said the answers to the nagging questions asked by Mindanao consumers, including big stakeholders, will act as guide to the business community during the months that they are suffering from rotational brownouts.
Invited to the forum are executives of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corp., National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), National Power Co., Inc. (Napocor), and Davao Light & Power Co., Inc. (DLPC), and Therma South Inc. (TSI). The later two companies are subsidiaries of AboitizPower Corp.
Tan said that the DCCCII also invited the regional officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to present to the businessmen the commission’s “preemptive measures to ensure a successful election despite the current power situation that we are facing.”
President Tan urged chamber members, allies and friends to attend the GMM as it will not only be laden with information to guide their conduct of business in the region, but also a great opportunity to renew business contacts among fellow chamber members and other participating stakeholders.
Antonio M. Ajero, editor of Edge Davao, and DCCCII trustee, will the GMM’s emcee.