PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act 11039, or the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF), which aims to help these power firms rehabilitate their infrastructure after a natural disaster.

The P750-million fund will be taken initially from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF), while the National Electrification Administration (NEA) will manage and disburse it.

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