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Hataman appeals, BASELCO needs substantial aid, not band-aid solutions

admin July 17, 2024

“UMAAPELA po ako sa DOE, NAPOCOR at NEA, pagtulungan na po natin ang problema ng mamamayan ng Basilan sa kuryente. Ang kailangan ng BASELCO ay whole-of-problem approach sa utang nito, hindi tingi-tinging solusyon na lalo lamang nagpapalaki sa suliranin ng electric cooperative.”

This was the assertion made by Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman during the hearing of the House Committee on Energy on the recurring power outages in Basilan, which he said has resulted in untold suffering for residents in Basilan.

Hataman referred to the ballooning debt of BASELCO to NAPOCOR, which stood at a whopping P3.8 billion as of June of this year from P3.2 billion last December 2023.

“Sa loob lamang ng anim na buwan, nadagdagan ang utang ng BASELCO ng P600 million o P100 million kada buwan kahit nagbabayad ito ng sapat buwan-buwan. Kung utang ito sa bangko, nakabayad na sana ang BASELCO. Pero bakit patuloy itong lumalaki?” Hataman, former governor of the now-defunct ARMM, said.

“Bilang kinatawan ng mamamayan ng Basilan, hindi ko po ito pwedeng pabayaan. Kaya sana, umaapela ako sa DOE, sa NAPOCOR at sa NEA, tulungan natin ang BASELCO. Pagtulungan na po natin ito, ako bilang policy-maker at kayo bilang mga ahensya ng pamahalaan,” he added.

Hataman suggested that instead of granting loans to BASELCO for piecemeal solutions, the agencies should study the financial, physical and technical situation of the cooperative and come up with a plan to fund total rehabilitation.

“Baka pwede nating hilingin sa DOE na ilagay sa national budget proposal nila ang buong pondong kailangan para sa total rehabilitation ng BASELCO, hindi lamang yung pambili ng metro, pambili ng transformer o pagpapagawa ng mga sira ng planta,” Hataman said.

A joint effort is needed to address all the woes of BASELCO, including the restructuring of its debt to NAPOCOR and possibly “parking” the interest payments temporarily so that the electric cooperative can recover.

“Hindi tayo humihiling sa DOE, sa NAPOCOR at NEA ng solusyon na masasakripisyo ang mga interes nila, pero sana yung legit na utang lang ng BASELCO ang singilin muna. Hindi tulad ng nangyayari ngayon na nababaon ito sa pagbabayad ng interes sa P3.8 billion na utang nito,” Hataman declared.

“Kung maririnig nyo ang hinaing ng mga mamamayan ng Basilan, nagbabayad ba daw sila sa brownout kasi mas madalas ang walang kuryente kaysa sa mga panahong mayroong kuryente. Nahihirapan ang bawat pamilya, pati na rin ang negosyo at lokal na pamahalaan,” the former ARMM governor stressed.

He asked that the DOE, NAPOCOR and NEA to sit down with BASELCO and find a solution to the latter’s woes that would significantly help the electric cooperative cope with its problems.

“Kung hindi natin gagawin ito, lalong malulubog ang BASELCO at ang mamamayan ang patuloy na magdudusa,” Hataman stated.

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