CONSUMERS are voicing frustration and anger against the Misamis Oriental II Rural Electric Service Cooperative (Moresco II), headquartered in Medina, eastern Misamis Oriental.
Moresco II serves the entire First District of Misamis Oriental, including all of Claveria and parts of Jasaan in the Second District. Many consumers are dissatisfied with the cooperative’s services, citing frequent scheduled and unscheduled brownouts across Moresco II’s coverage area.
Numerous complaints have been posted on Facebook, including: “Moresco II, fix your service,” “Another outage,” “It’s hot, Moresco II,” and “Where is justice, Moresco II?”
Leo Pollentes, Moresco II Director for the Gingoog City East District, confirmed the situation, stating that current brownouts are “the worst compared to last year.”
In a phone interview, Pollentes attributed the outages to aging facilities, specifically highlighting the need to replace old power supply lines.
He also cited vegetation interference as a contributing factor.
“Even a small tree or branch touching the line can cause a power outage,” he told Gold Star Daily.
Pollentes also revealed a shortage of maintenance personnel and line crews at Moresco II, further hindering efforts to clear lines and maintain service.
Gingoog City Councilor Jerome Magan urged Moresco II management to upgrade its system.
“Many investors want to come to the city, but they are discouraged by the poor service of the electric cooperative,” Magan said.
He expressed hope that Governor Juliette Uy’s administration would address the long-standing issue.
Observations indicate that both scheduled and unscheduled brownouts are common, often resembling rotational outages. These can occur on different days, lasting from two to eight hours or more, depending on Moresco II’s stated reasons, and are reportedly widespread throughout its service area.
Kagawad Ronald Guanzon, a barangay councilor from San Juan in Gingoog City, reported frequent brownouts in his area, typically occurring between midnight and 1 am for one to two hours or more, at least twice a week.
Guanzon added that he received information that the hinterland barangays of Gingoog are most severely affected, with outages sometimes lasting several days or even more than a week before power is restored.
