Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association Inc. (Philreca) Party-List is a political organization of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association which has party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It represents the interest of Philreca's member electricity cooperatives and its consumers.[1]
Philreca Party-List | |
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| President | Presley De Jesus |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 63 (Party-list seats only)
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| Website | |
| https://www.facebook.com/PhilrecaPartylist/ | |
It also advocates the sustainability of the rural electrification program, as well as lowering the price of electricity, and the improvement of electricity distribution and service.[1]
They participated in the 2019 Philippine elections, where they secured a single seat in the House of Representatives.[2] The seat was filled in by Philreca's President Presley De Jesus.[1]
In May 2021, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Chairman Greco B. Belgica alleged that electric cooperatives funded Philreca Party-List' 2019 electoral bid adding that "law does not allow public utilities to contribute funds to campaigns of a candidate or a party-list, or use government funds to do so". Philreca representative Presley De Jesus denied such claim saying that the partylist did not receive political contributions from any electric cooperative while also noting that cooperative are not government organizations and are non-profit bodies supervised by the National Electric Administration[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Who's who: Winning party-lists and their representatives". The Philippine Star. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "2 party-lists gain 3 seats each, 49 others make cut". Manila Standard. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Philreca denies receiving electric co-op contributions for 2019 campaign". BusinessWorld. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.