Central Negros Electric Cooperative board members yesterday elected businessman Roberto Montelibano acting president of the coop following the preventive suspension of five of their colleagues.

The National Electrification Administration placed under a 30-day preventive suspension board president Eddie Guillem, board vice president Jobert Tagobader, secretary Gregorio Duremdes, and treasurer Gerardo Solas, and officer-in-charge Noriel Bermudez, pending the resolution of the administrative charges they are facing before NEA.

The order, issued by the NEA Board of Administrators headed by Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, came almost five months after the NEA Administrative Committee conducted an investigation on the adverse audit findings on CENECO, covering the period Jan. 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2005.

Brownouts slated today

There will be brownouts in the Central Negros Electric Cooperative Inc. serviced areas when it conducts preventive maintenance works to replace rotten primary poles and line clearing activities from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, a press release from the coop said.

Areas affected include portion of Alijis Feeder 6, specifically lateral of Rosario Heights Subdivision, Bacolod City.

Member-consumers in these areas are advised to make necessary preparations to avoid undue inconvenience during the scheduled power interruption, the press release added.

Panaad kiosks
reservations start March 1

Reservations for rental of kiosks for Panaad sa Negros Festival 2007 will be accepted starting March 1 at the Panaad Park Administrator's Office, a press release from the Negros Occidental Provincial Government said.

There are 91 slots available for Food Kiosks at P5,000 per kiosk, Dry Goods Kiosks have 64 slots available at P5,000 per kiosk, and Garden Kiosks with 27 slots available is at P2,000 per kiosk, the press release said.

Dry Goods and Garden kiosks will be on a first come-first served basis and a raffle will be conducted on April 10 for Food Kiosks. Clients are required to make a full payment upon reservation, the press release added.

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