LINGAYEN—The 1.3 million voters of Pangasinan can be rest assured that there will be no power interruption on election day in May.

The guarantee was made by Catalino Raña, principal engineer B for safety, security, environment and energy conservation of the National Transmission Corporation (Transco) during the strategic multi-sectoral conference held Wednesday, which was initiated by the Philippine National Police (PNP) provincial office.

The Transco established a Task Force Halalan program as early as February to ensure “A Brown-out Free Election”, said Raña whose office is in charge of electricity supply for the provinces of Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija and Aurora.

Raña said they have been similarly vigilant in past elections but “we give more effort now, with higher level, from May 12 to May 17.”

Transco’s personnel will undertake extensive patrol and inspection activities of critical transmission facilities before and during the election.

Raña added that they have developed an adequate response system for emergency situations.

Pangasinan, which hosts the Sual-coal fired power plant and the San Roque Multi-Purpose Dam project in San Manuel that generates electric energy, still experiences power interruptions.

POLICE FORCE

For his part, Senior Superintendent Isagani Nerez, provincial police director, said that his command is also ready to ensure a clean, peaceful and orderly elections in all the 44 towns and four cities in the province.

He pointed out that the ongoing campaign season across the province remains peaceful as the police regularly maintains patrols for higher police visibility and increase capability for prompt response to calls for assistance.

He said the conference he initiated is intended to assess and address situations or concerns that may arise as well as to define the respective roles of the different sectors in relation to the election.

The conference   was attended by representatives from various government agencies including the PNP, the Commission on Elections, the Justice Department, military, education, as well as treasury. —EVA

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