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ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES DISASTER MANAGEMENT FUND: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, held a public hearing on a proposal seeking to provide interest-free financial assistance to electric cooperatives for the restoration or rehabilitation of power facilities damaged due to natural disasters, Thursday, January 19, 2017. “The best medicine is always prevention. Therefore, the Electric Cooperatives Disaster Management Fund Act also aims to equip electric cooperatives with the resources they need to minimize damage caused by future storms and other natural disasters through the exercise of foresight and diligence,” Gatchalian said. Also in photo is Senator Leila de Lima. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/19 January 2017)