Manila, Aug. 10 -- The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reaffirmed its commitment to energize all last-mile schools across the country within the next three years.

Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda called for support of electric cooperatives (ECs) to fulfill the mandate, in the presence of Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara, during the closing ceremony of the three-day NEA-EC Convergence at SMX Convention Center here Saturday.

"2,359, remember this number of our last- mile schools that we still have to energize. I am now asking for your support. Let's do this," he said.

Almeda said he promised President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. that an initial 295 schools would be energized before the end of 2025....