23/06/2025
OPINYON | MOELCI-IIโs Php15.4M Payment: Maayo, Pero Dili Pa Suficiente
via Bhal Abad Cabrera | June 23, 2025
Letโs not sugarcoat it โ ang pagbayad sa Misamis Occidental II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELCI-II) sa dugay na kaayong Php15.4 million nga utang ngadto sa City Government of Ozamiz is a long overdue act. It is a welcome move, yes โ pero dili kini ang katapusan sa istorya.
This is not a trophy. This is a receipt. MOELCI-II paid an obligation nga ilang dugay na unta gibayran. Thatโs not a grand achievement. Thatโs a bare minimum of what accountability should look like.
Yes, we recognize the efforts of the current MOELCI-II leadership. Hats off to Board President Mayeth Romero Sy, Vice President Pempe Deguilmo, and Project Supervisor Cesar Faeldon. They did what their predecessors failed to do for years โ and for that, they deserve credit.
Pero dili pasabot nga tungod bayad na ang utang, limpyo na tanan.
Kay letโs not forget, for years, MOELCI-II was the face of mismanagement: taas kaayo ang singil sa kuryente (over Php17/kWh!), poor customer service, frequent brownouts, delayed responses to complaints โ ug ang trust sa publiko halos nawala.
Ang pagbayad sa Php15.4 million usa lang ka first step sa taas pa nga lakang padulong sa tinuod nga reporma.
On the other hand, klaro kaayo nga ang City Government of Ozamiz, pinaagi ni Mayor Indy Oaminal, deserves a firm round of applause. They held the line, insisted on accountability, and used their political capital to make sure nga dili lang malimtan ang obligasyon. In fact, under the Oaminal leadership โ from the city to the province to Congress โ giisa gyud ang sumbanan sa pagdumala og tinud-anay.
But now, the challenge shifts back to MOELCI-II.
Bayad na mo sa utang โ good. Rates have gone down โ maayo. But letโs talk real progress:
โข Still too many power interruptions.
โข Still complaints of unexplained charges.
โข Still limited presence sa barangay-level customer service.
MOELCI-II, you donโt just owe money. You owe the people better service.
Be transparent with your billing. Invest in infrastructure to improve stability. Put systems in place that protect consumers, not exploit them. In short: act like a true cooperative, not a monopoly in disguise.
And to the local government โ padayon sa pagpugos og accountability. This breakthrough should lead to long-term policies, MOAs, and ordinances nga makapugos sa tanang utilities nga motuman sa ilang obligasyon sa katawhan.
This Php15.4 million payment should not be the end of a problem โ it should be the beginning of real change.
We, the consumers, are watching.
And this time โ we will not forget.
