CORPORATE PROFILE

   In 1969, the Provincial Electrification Cooperative Team (PECT) under the chairmanship of the then Governor, the late Antonio C. Carpio, initiated and laid the groundworks for the establishment of the first electric cooperative in the province of Batangas. June 14, 1972 marked the inception of the BATANGAS I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (BATELEC I) by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 269 with incorporators hailing from different municipalities that initially comprised the co-op’s franchise area, namely: the late Jesus Innumerable of Calaca; Joaquin Buenaventura of Calatagan; the late Honorio C Bello of Lemery; Ramon R. Martinez of Balayan; Dr.Francisco Calingasan of Tuy; Conrado C. Calapatia of Agoncillo; Atty.Sixto Rivera of Lian and Apolinario Malaluan of San Nicolas.

   Engr. Bayani Marasigan (1972-1974) served as the first General Manager of BATELEC I.  Following Engr. Marasigan were Luis Q. Cerafon (1974-1975), Francisco S. Abelardo (1975-1982), Jose B. Orense (1982-1988) and NEA-appointed Project Supervisor/Acting General Manager Moreno P. Vista (1988-August 1993), who was recalled to NEA a month after the assumption of the coop’s new set of Board of Directors (BOD). The former Institutional Services Department Manager, Mr. Policarpio A. Segunial, who served as the coop’s General Manager from September 1993 to April 30, 1999, succeeded Mr. Vista.  Engr. Leovino I. Perez, former Technical Services Department Manager  followed and served as GM from May 1, 1999 to January 31, 2005.  He was succeeded by Engr. Ricardo C. Castillo, Jr. who served as Officer-In-Charge from February 1 to May 31, 2005.  Former Finance Services Department Manager Mr. Demetrio V. Ellao served as GM from June 2005 to February 14, 2009.  From February 15, 2009 to November 2011, the coop was again headed by Engr. Ricardo C. Castillo, Jr.   For a short span of time, department managers of the coop like Mrs. Celestina A. Famoso and Engr. Nilo G. Baylosis were appointed to manage BATELEC I. Effective April 27, 2012, BATELEC I is again under the stewardship of Engr. Ricardo C. Castillo, Jr.

   A non-stock, non-profit utility, BATELEC I serves the mission of providing efficient, reliable, affordable, and adequate supply of electricity to its member-consumers on an area coverage basis for which lies the predominant task of harnessing the economic potential of the countryside as a nucleus of growth and development.

BATELEC I’s main office is located at the municipality of Calaca, province of Batangas, along the national highway with its buildings and facilities situated in a 4.1235-hectare land. It has three sub-offices located in Lemery, Balayan, Nasugbu and a Collection Center in Calatagan.

   As a service institution, the cooperative embodies the will to serve in the delivery of reliable power supply under a people and service oriented performance. In doing so, it utilizes a well-defined, organized and humble network of individuals armed with the expertise of providing dependable and excellent serives.

   The cooperative serves the twelve (12) municipalities of Western Batangas namely: Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, San Luis, San Nicolas, Sta. Teresita, Taal and Tuy. Member-consumers’ representation in the cooperative is through the Board of Directors, whose members are being elected in each municipality and plays the role of the policy-making body.