Department Circular No. DC 2009-03-0003 of 2009 Creating the Conflict Resolution Team to Ensure 100% Barangay Electrification by the End of Year 2009

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Draft Year:

2009

Effective Start Year:

2009

Scope:

Subnational

Document Type:

Other

Economic Sector:

Power

Energy Types:

Power

Issued by:

Department of Energy

Source:

Department of Energy

File:

Department Circular No. 2009-03-0003

Overall Summary:

A Department Circular creating the Conflict Resolution Team to ensure 100% barangay electrification by the end of year 2009.

Access

Energy access action plan:

it is imperative that a Conflict Resolution Team (CRT) be created to identify alternative options necessary to address issues and concerns prevailing in a particular barangay.----the CRT shall consult and coordinate with the Local Government Units (LGUs), Armed Forces of the Philippines and other concerned private and Govemment agencies for the smooth implementation of electrification projects thereby ensuring the delivery of electric service to unenergized barangays in compliance to the directive of the President.

Energy access targets:

Department Circular 2009-03-003 creating the Conflict Resolution Team to ensure 100% barangay electrification by the end of year 2009.

Governance

Energy institutional structures:

[I]t is imperative that a Conflict Resolution Team (CRT) be created to identify alternative options necessary to address issues and concerns prevailing in a particular barangay.---[T]he CRT shall consult and coordinate with the Local Government Units (LGUs), Armed Forces of the Philippines and other concerned private and Govemment agencies for the smooth implementation of electrification projects thereby ensuring the delivery of electric service to unenergized barangays in compliance to the directive of the President.

Full Document Text

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. DC-2009-03-0003

CREATING THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TEAM TO ENSURE 100% BARANGAY ELECTRIFICATION BY THE END OF YEAR 2009

WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) were directed by Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to energize all barangays in the Philippines by the end of Year 2009;

WHEREAS, several unenergized barangays were identified as areas with peace and order problem and/or clan war;

WHEREAS, fully cognizant of the present situation in these areas, it is imperative that a Conflict Resolution Team (CRT) be created to identify altemative options necessary to address issues and concems prevailing in a particular barangay;

WHEREAS, the following shall compose the CRT:

Chairperson : MYLENE C. CAPONGCOL, DOE

Vice-Chairperson : JOSE H. SEGUBAN, NEA

Members : JOSUE B. BALACUIT, DOE

ENRIQUE J. DIAMANTE, NEA

RENE B. BARUELA, NPC-SPUG

DOMINGO SAMUEL G. BAYBAY, AMORE

IRENEO B. ACUNA, MERALCO

CARLO B. MARTINEZ, KEPHILCO

ARTURO F.ARANDELA, TEAM ENERGY

WHEREAS, the CRT shall consult and coordinate with the Local Govemment Units (LGUs), Armed Forces of the Philippines and other concemed private and govemment agencies for the smooth implementation of electrification projects thereby ensuring the delivery of electric service to unenergized barangays in compliance to the directive of the President;

WHEREAS, the CRT shall render periodic progress reports to the Secretary of Energy and ER Program Team Chair;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, all distribution utilities, electric cooperatives and other players and implementers shall make this shared undertaking a success.

This circular shall take effect immediately.

Signed this __day of March 2009 at the DOE, Energy Center, Merritt Road, Fort Bonifacio,

Taguig City, Metro Manila.