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The National Electrification Administration has ordered the termination of Bustamante as the Technical Services Department Manager of the NOCECO, and the forfeiture of all his monetary benefits. NEA administrator Mariano Almeda signed the termination order on April 1, 2024.
Lawyer Rey Gorgonio, speaking on behalf of Bustamante and the Negros Consumers Watch , told Rappler on Saturday, April 13, that the termination order of the National Electrification Administration was “inhumane” and “oppressive.” “The selection and the engagement of employees is the prerogative of the employer, which is the NOCECO, exercised through the board of directors,” Gorgonio said.in a decision released on February 27, 2024, for grave misconduct. According to the decision, they were found guilty of violating NEA’s memorandum, resulting in their removal.