Published March 12, 2021, 2:04 PM
Currently at the fingertips of consumers are technologies and suite of solutions that must satiate their changing preferences on energy usage – thanks to the government-underpinned policy enforcements that are really putting ‘end-users at the head of the table’ when it comes to decisions in choosing their preferred electricity supplier.
And to the power industry players, it comes as a new challenge to them how to convince consumers to select the relevant solutions not just to meet their electricity service requirements, but for them to contribute to the lofty goal of easing off climate change risks and preserving planet Earth.
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TAGUIG CITY, Mar. 7 The Department of Energy (DOE) has already drafted the Implementing Guidelines (IG) of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP) as part of the implementation of Republic Act 11285 or the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, including its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).
The guidelines were initially presented during the virtual public consultation last 2 October 2020 for inputs and comments from various stakeholders. With the recommendations received from the industry, as well as from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries, said IG was further refined and presented during the recently concluded 2nd Virtual Public Consultation on 26 February 2021.
Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi thanked those who participated in last week’s public consultation, saying their inputs will greatly help the promotion of energy efficiency and conservation as a “national way of life” among Filipinos.
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House committee approves proposed quarterly payment of senior citizens’ pension
A House of Representatives panel has approved a proposed measure for the quarterly distribution of pension to indigent senior citizens instead of every six months. In its hearing on Thursday, the House special committee on senior citizens approved House Resolution 1047, which will change the release schedule for the P500 per month pension for every senior beneficiary. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) handles the fund distribution. House Deputy Speaker Rufus B. Rodriguez, who filed the resolution, said the semi-annual schedule is “too long,” especially with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “A six months wait, and they’re indigent too, is certainly not the proper way to be of help to our senior citizens,” he said in the hearing. He added that ideally, the DSWD should distributing monthly, but every t
Through the mandated appointment of energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C) practitioners, the Department of Energy (DOE) will be enforcing stricter compliance to the prescriptions of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Act or Republic Act 11285, primarily across energy-intensive