SenatorSherwin "Win" Gatchalian (File photo) MANILA - Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday urged electric cooperatives (ECs) to roll out their own microgrid system to accelerate total electrification and ensure the provision of quality, reliable, and secure electricity service at reasonable rates in unserved and underserved areas. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, authored and sponsored the upper chamber's version of Republic Act 11646 or the Microgrid Systems Act which was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte last January. The law mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to pave the way for the entry of private sector accredited as Microgrid Service Providers (MSPs) since they won't be required to obtain waivers from incumbent distribution utilities. "Maganda ho itong batas na ito (This law is good) and I have to give credit to the four congressmen representing the ECs because they really made sure that provisions in the