Engr. Romeo M. Montaño was endorsed General Manager of ILECO I by the Board of Directors.

First Pole Erection Ceremony officiated by government and NEA officials.

Blessing ceremony of the coop headquarters by Rev. Fr. Eriberto Daniel, Parish Priest of Tigbauan, followed by the energization of the first two towns, Oton and Tigbauan, officiated by Gen. Ceferino Carreon, Sr. Member NEA Board of Administrators, Hon. Thomas Niblock, Chief of Mission, USAID; Mayors Lazaro M. Zulueta of Oton and Eugenio Torrento of Tigbauan. Also present were Hon. Roberto F. de Ocampo, NEA Deputy Admtr. for Finance and Franchises; Hon. Leonardo Coloso, NEA Dep. Admtr. for Administration and Coop Devt.; Mr. Harry Baker of Stanley Consultant & Messrs. Jay Lasater and Ray Shoff, NRECA Consultants. Power was bought from the Panay Electric Company (PECO).

First Annual Meeting at Coop Headquarters.

Energization of the town of Igbaras.

Energization of the town of San Joaquin.

Hearing by the National Electrification Commission on ILECO I’s application for franchise at Tigbauan Mun. Hall.

Sta. Barbara branch office was organized to serve Pavia, Leganes, Cabatuan and Maasin with Mr. Roberto Pomperada as O.I.C.

ILECO I was granted by the National Electrification Commission authority to operate electric light and power service for a period of 50 years effective August 22, 1978 or until 2028.

Engr. Sofronio G. Rodrin of NEA became acting General Manager with the resignation of Engr. Romeo Montaño.

Inauguration of Miag-ao Sub-office as birthday present to Pres. Marcos. Its area was Miag-ao, San Joaquin and Igbaras with Mr. Jose E. Eiman as Supervisor.

The town of San Miguel was 100 percent energized with the energization of Brgy. Sto. Angel.

Memo was received from NEA Administator Pedro G. Dumol that ILECO I was categorized “A” Coop.

A 5-MVA Substation at Bolong, Sta. Barbara was commissioned to boost power supply of northern towns.

First two Barangay Power Associations (BAPAs) were organized in Bitas, Tigbauan and Tiolas in San Joaquin.

6TH FECOPHIL CONVENTION & 12TH NEA YEAR at Zamboanga City. ILECO I garnered three awards: 1. Certificate of Merit for Up-to-date Payment of Loan Amortization, 2. Most Outstanding Electric Coop in Region VI and 3. Achievement Award for Outstanding Financial Performance.

Guimbal Collection station was created which was later expanded to a sub-office. Its area covers Guimbal, Tubungan and Igbaras. The first Supervisor is Mr. Anacleto Custodio.

Oton Sub-office was organized to serve the town of Oton. Its first supervisor is Yolanda T. Torreflores.

FEBRUARY billing period – rates were decreased by 37 cents from 1.84 to 1.47.

ILECO-I was re-classified as Class B.

New Election Code was approved by NEA. Its effectivity was March 16 of the same year.

5 MVA substation at Sta. Barbara was upgraded to 10 MVA.

Adoption of new requirements for membership. Applicants should attend a pre-membership orientation seminar and sign an electric service contract.

New building for Cabatuan Sub-office was inaugurated.

The 3.75 MVA Substation at Miag-ao UPV campus became operational.

Typhoon Ruping devastated the area and cause damages worth 12 Million pesos in the system.

Engr. Wilfred L. Billena became Acting General Manager of ILECO I upon the resignation of Mr. Jose E. Eiman.

Establishment of ILECO I Provident Fund Plan, the non-contributory Retirement, Death and Disability Plan for ILECO I employees.

The Consumer Relations Program (CRP) was launched. Guests were NEA Deputy Administrator Fulgencio Vigare of the Coop Development and Special Projects and Ms. Edita Bueno of the Coop Services Department who is the “Brain Mother” of the Program. Mr. Bayani Lopez conducted the very laudable training program.

NEA released categorization indicating ILECO I as a Top Performer among large electric cooperatives.

SMOKING BAN was implemented.

Giving of 50 Kilowatthour assistance to Members of the coop who die.

Collection and Maintenance Office at Leganes was set-up to service the town of Leganes.

ILECO I received citation from NEA as consistent Category “A” Electic Coop for the past seven years.

Board of Directors of Kandiyohi Coop Electric Power Association of Willmar, Minnesota, U.S.A. adopted ILECO I as its sister coop in the Philippines.

R.A. 7832 or the Anti-Electricity Act of 1994 was approved which will prosecute pilferers of electricity and electrical materials.

ILECO I adopted Corporate Values to set the proper direction of its Mission Statements. These Corporate Values are: Concern, Loyalty, Productivity, Respect, Trustworthy and Teamwork.

ILECO I adopted Corporate Values to set the proper direction of its Mission Statements. These Corporate Values are: Concern, Loyalty, Productivity, Respect, Trustworthy and Teamwork.

ILECO I became an Extra Large Electric Coop when it served its 50,000th consumer.

To keep abreast with the modern times, a reorganization was implemented to make the set-up of ILECO I more responsive to the needs of the ever-increasing members. Its purpose is to put the right person in the right position, streamline functions for a smooth operation and create new positions to meet the challenges of the current times. A feature of the reorganization is the creation of three area offices in Miag-ao, Oton and Sta. Barbara. These area offices have decentralized functions: Mini-warehouse, membership recruitment services and are in-charged of the performance of the service centers and satellite offices under them.

NEA favored ILECO I with three awards: Top Performing Electric Cooperative in the A+ Category, Exemplary Payor Award and Best Barangay Power Association in the Visayas (Brgy. Buga, Leon).

Blessing and inauguration of the Regional Staging Warehouse V located at the coop headquarters. NEA Admtr. Teodorico P. Sanchez was guest of honor.

5 MVA San Miguel Substation was made operational.

Municipal consultative meetings on the conversion issue. ILECO I to remain as a non-stock, non-profit electric cooperative under the NEA or to convert to a stocked cooperative under the CDA. The consultative meetings were attended by 2,627 or 4.5% of the 59,621 registered members as of September 1996. Four hundred thirty (430) voted to convert to CDA while 1,997 or 76% of the attendees chose to remain as non-stock, non-profit coop under NEA.

Oton Area Office Building was inaugurated.

ILECO I contributed 21,224 votes (the highest in Region 6) for the Assn. of Phil. Electric Cooperatives (APEC), a Party- list candidate. APEC was No. I nationwide.

ILECO I again perfected the NEA categorization and was honored with 4 major awards from NEA: Top performing coop in the A+ category, Exemplary Payor Award, Low Systems Loss Award and Most Outstanding BAPA (Buga, Leon)

Awards Received: Outstanding Electric Cooperative, Best in Collection Efficiency, Exemplary Payor, Low Systems Loss, Administrator’s Award for Outstanding GM

Newly appointed NEA Administrator Fr. Francisco G. Silva visits ILECO 1.

Emmanuel Pelaez Award for the Most Outstanding Electric Cooperative, Best in Collection Efficiency, Exemplary Payor Award, Low Systems Loss, Administrator’s Award for the Most Outstanding GM of the Phil. Special Citation for Board Pres. Padilla

GM Billena was appointed member of NEA Board of Administrators
– Tigbauan 5 MVA substation was upgraded to 10 MVA, Miag-ao upgraded from 3.75 to 5 MVA
– ILECO1 signed Electric Power Purchase Agreement with Mirant Philippines now Avon River Power Holdings, Inc.
– Board approved P7M for retirement of Patronage Credit to members
– Micro financing program was launched.

Awards Received from NEA:
1. Hall of Fame for Most Outstanding EC in the Phil.
2. Exemplary Payor
3. Best in Collection Performance
4. Special Citation for Pioneering Efforts and Extraordinary Services in the Compact of Cooperation.

Energization of Pavia 20 MVA substation

Power contract with PNOC commenced

Awards received on May 10 during the NEA Week awarding night held at Grand Caprice Hotel Limketkai Cagayan de Oro City.
1. Electric Coop of the Year (Mega-Large)
1. Best in Collection Performance
2. Special Award for being the First EC to grant Patronage Credits to its Member-Consumers
3. Special Recognition for EC with most number of PDA Graduates
4. General Manager of the Year (Mega-Large) for GM Billena

Kandiyohi brothers visit ILECO I

Parklane International Hotel, Cebu City. LUMENS Awards:
1. Electric Cooperative of the Year Award (Mega-Large)
2. Best in Collection Performance for the Past Ten (10) Years
3. Best in Collection Performance Award for the Calendar Year
4. Special Citation for the Most Complying Electric Cooperative in Audit Evaluation
5. Special Citation for an Electric Cooperative which Earned Excellence Rating in Scorecard on Corporate Governance
6. Pedro G. Dumol Award for the Best General Manager of the Year – Engr. Wilfred L. Billena
7. Halls of Fame Pedro G. Dumol Award for the Best GM – Engr. Wilfred L. Billena

DOE Secretary Angelo T. Reyes with NEA Admtr Edita S. Bueno, BM Joseph Khonghun, Fr. Jose Victor E. Lobrigo visit ILECO I, the host of the Regional Visit. The Secretary officially proclaimed ILECO 1 as among the best in the country by sticking a poster that says “You are entering ILECO – 1 A Best EC of the Year Awardee and rated A+ by NEA for its 2007 Performance”. The Countdown for the 8 millionth connection was also launched. The region pledged connections for 8 million connections by Aug. 8, 2008. Re-enactment of the giving of awards at Cebu City was also done.

Typhoon Frank lashed Panay Island and left ILECO 1 without power for 7 days. Many died and many left homeless.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development granted ILECO1 P32 Million as Pantawid Koryente – Katas ng Vat, a P500 one-time subsidy program of President Arroyo to all consumers who consume 100 kwh or less.

Energization of Oton 25 MVA substation

Board President Salvador P. Cabaluna III became the number 1 nominee of the 1st CARE Party List. His bid was successful.

For its 2009 operations ILECO – Taal Vista Hotel, April 9, 2010 :1 was awarded the:

1. Grand Hall of Fame for The Emmanuel N. Pelaez Award for the Best Electric Coop of the year
2. Grand Hall of Fame for the Pedro G. Dumol Award for General Manager Wilfred L. Billena
3. Secretary Francisco G. Silva Leadership Award for the Most Outstanding EC Board of Directors in the Visayas
4. Best in Collection Performance Award
5. Single Digit System Loss for the Year Award
6. Special Citation for Excellent Rating in Scorecard on EC Corporate Governance
7. Special Citation for Undertaking Live Line Maintenance Program
8. Grand PDA Champion for sending most graduates to the PDA.

The San Joaquin Collection Center was made operational

Sta. Barbara 10 MVA structure and controls were upgraded to be SCADA ready

Leon Collection Center was made operational.

The NEA Lumens Awards for the Performance Year 2011 given at the Waterfront Insular Hotel, Lanang, Davao City:
1. Diamond Electric Cooperative for the Emmanuel N. Pelaez Award
2. Diamond General Manager for Pedro G. dumol Award for Engr. Wilfred L. Billena
3. Single Digit Systems Loss for the Year Award (Main Grid)
4. Best in Collection Performance Award
5. Special Citation for its valuable contribution to the attainment of 1,520 P-Noy’s Sitio Energization.
6. Region VI was given the sunshine Region Award for having energized the highest number of sitios. The Western Visayas Electric Cooperative Association (WEVECA) was also given the Award of Recognition for its pre-emptive efforts to aggregate itself to seek competitive producers for the supply of base load power requirements of its member ECs which influenced the construction and realization of a 164 MV Coal Plant

Leon Collection Office was made operational in March

ILECO-1 became the only Co-op to be debt-free from the NEA with the full payment of its 106.8 Million Loan.

NEA EC Lumens Awards and Recognition Ceremonies in PICC, Pasay City

Awards for 2015 operations:
1. Triple A EC
2. Single Digit Systems Loss Award
3. Sunshine Award for Sitio Electrification Program

Regional Seminar-Workshop on Balanced Scorecard Adoption by the ECs at GT Hotel, Iloilo City, where ILECO 1’s Corporate Statements were updated, to wit:

Vision – The premiere Electric Cooperative and service provider in the country by 2027
Mission – To provide quality, reliable and cost effective electric service to MCOs for a progressive community
Corporate Values :
1. Integrity (Pagkamatarong) – We will perform our duties and serve our MCOs with absolute honesty, fairness and professional accountability guided by strong moral principles.
2. Teamwork (Pag-ugyon) – We will work together harmoniously and be committed to make our vision into a reality.
3. Loyalty (Pagkatampad) – We will stand by the objectives and mission of the Cooperative and defend its interest.
4. Concern (Pag-ulikid) _ We will show concern to the Cooperative subordinating our individual interest. We shall preserve the environment where we live.
5. Respect (Pagtahud) – We will treat all those whose lives we touch with respect listening to individual opinion towards an atmosphere of unity and belongingness therefore achieving a sense of well-being in our interpersonal relationship.
6. Productivity (Pagkamabinungahon) – We will work for maximum output using our available resources and constantly seeking for improvement towards customer satisfaction.

16th Batch of Lineman Training Program

Opening activity and Blessing of new Pavia Collection Office located Remegio St. Poblacion, Pavia

Start of ECQ in Iloilo Province due to COVID 19 pandemic. Pursuant to NEA memorandum, major activities such as district elections and annual meeting were deferred and intended budgets were used to provide assistance to consumers especially those residential accounts consuming 30kWh and below for March 2020 billing period (Pantawid Liwanag Program). The program benefited 36,274 consumers or a total of Php 4,693,293.78. Other assistance provided to include donations to frontline and checkpoint workers:
1. 680 food packs
2. 70 sacks of rice
3. 420 hygiene kits
4. 2 sacks of bihon

Energization of new 10/12.5MVA Guimbal Substation at Brgy. Balantad, Guimbal

Energization of new 10/12.5MVA Leganes Substation at Brgy. Lapayon, Leganes

Opening of Kadiwa Market Outlet at ILECO 1 Tigbauan Main Office in support of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita Program

PHILRECA Awards from the Wires via Zoom
1. Hall of Famer Award – EC that has consistently exhibited exemplary performance as a Triple A (AAA) category EC for more than five (5) years
2. Paramount Achievement Wards – For an exemplary performance as a Triple A (AAA) category EC in the pursuit of total electrification and sustainable rural development
3. The Circle of Excellence Award – Given to the Region whose member ECs have all shown exemplary performance. All member-ECs of the region were all rated as Triple-A category ECs.
4. Strong Commitment to Brotherhood Award – Given for the unwavering support and upholding the true spirit of bayanihan for the affected ECs and MCOs during the typhoons Tisoy, Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses
5. Constant Contributor Award – For continuous support to the goal of the One EC Network Foundation, Inc. (OECNF) in uplifting the lives of dear brothers and sisters in the sector.
6. Extra Mile Award – For implementing the Pantawid Liwanag Program, as well as other initiatives that are aimed to uplift the lives of the MCOs in pursuit of total electrification and sustainable rural development
7. Limelight Award – For being the frontrunner in the pursuit of total electrification and sustainable rural development notwithstanding all challenges confronting the rural electrification movement

Mr. Keanu Glenn M. Taclas, HRAD staff, also won first place in the 2020 PHILRECA Musika ng Liwanag at Pag-asa Songwriting Competition thru his piece, “Mandirigmang Totoo”

Energization of new 5MVA San Joaquin Substation at Purok 5, San Joaquin

Gift giving activity/ Mobile Community Pantry benefitting 150 indigent MCOs

Confirmation of appointment of Engr. Miguel A. Paguntalan Jr. as General Manager of ILECO 1 in permanent capacity retroactive March 07, 2020.