Veco rewiring work safety-stamps 7 public schools

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1743047/Cebu/Local-News/Veco-rewiring-work-safety-stamps-7-public-schools
• Monday, May 14, 2018

(SunStar Cebu)

TRUE to its mission of providing safe and reliable electricity, the Visayan Electric Co. Inc. (Veco) turned over P5.7M worth of rewiring projects to seven public schools within its franchise area for the first quarter of this year.

The beneficiaries of the rewiring project were Yati Elementary School in Liloan town, Pagsabungan Elementary School in Mandaue City, Uling National High School in the City of Naga, Guindarohan Elementary School in Minglanilla town, and Tisa Elementary School, Taptap Integrated School and Guba Elementary School all in Cebu City.

“Last year, katong bag-o pa ko diri na principal, ang nisugat nakong problema kay kabahin aning wiring system namo diri sa school. Naa’y mukalit la’g buto. Una akong gipa check, nagpatawag mi og electrician but after three days kay nibuto nasad. Usahay kung di mubuto, mupawng ra siya og kalit. And last gyud ato kay nag aso-aso na gyud ang wire,” said Gemma Tangoan, Pagsabungan Elementary School principal.

Tangoan said that when they experienced such occurrences, they would hold classes in the covered court since the whole school would be affected by the power outage.

Electrical-related concerns, such as that of Pagsabungan Elementary School is the reason why Veco expanded its rewiring projects in order to provide a safe environment for students and teachers in public schools.

“Having this project is not merely about the corporate social responsibility of Veco. It is about extending their passion to help and showing their love in keeping schools safe from fire hazards,” City of Naga Administrator Arthur Villamor said during his turnover speech.

Aside from upgrading the electrical wiring system of the beneficiary schools, Veco also conducted an electrical safety orientation for students and teachers.

Veco already rewired 3,321 classrooms in 83 public schools in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Talisay, Naga and in the municipalities of Liloan, Consolacion, Minglanilla and San Fernando since the project started in 2010.

The electric utility, the second largest in the country, targets to rewire and safety-stamp 5,000 classrooms by the end of 2020.