A certified public accountant who is also a law student bested her opponents in the Negros Oriental 2 Electric Company election held Saturday for the lone seat of the board of directors representing the electric consumers of Dumaguete City.

Fe Marie Pinky Dicen-Tagle garnered 1,436 votes while her closest rival, retired police Col. Constantino Sayson got only 736 votes, while former DECs division superintendent of Oriental Negros Dr. Metodio Gapasin settled for third place with 349 votes.

Tagle won convincingly in 14 out of 20 precincts of the city while the remaining six precincts went to Sayson and Gapasin. Tagle will assume her post in April.

In Bantayan, majority of the votes went to Sayson, a resident, but in rural barangays and some in the poblacion areas, it was Tagle who won.

In Camanjac, Sayson got only one vote.

Tagle is the daughter of outgoing board chairman Esperatu Dicen, who is also the general manager of the city water district.

Tagle later assured electric consumers that she will work for the upgrading of the electrical wiring system in Dumaguete to stabilize the power supply, and entice investors to open businesses in Dumaguete and in the province.

Mayor Agustin Perdices welcomed Tagle's entry to the board of directors of NORECO 2, and said he hoped that she will be able to represent and carry the concern of the city for a stable supply of electricity.

Perdices and Gov. George Arnaiz are expected to attend the next general assembly of the cooperative scheduled in Bayawan City in March.

During the assembly, the governor is expected to reiterate the offer of the provincial government for an interest-free loan of P27 million.*JG

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