WHEREAS, Section 16 of Republic Act No. (R.A.) 10531, otherwise known as the "National Electrification Administration (NEA) Reform Act of 2013" or "RA 10531" provides that the Department of Energy (DOE) is tasked to formulate the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR);

WHEREAS, Section 6 of RA 10531 provides that NEA is empowered to replace any or all of the members of the board of directors and officers of the electric cooperative and appoint independent board of directors in the Electric Cooperative (EC), as the NEA may deem fit and necessary, to attain the objectives of RA 10531;