Department of Energy (Philippines) explained

Agency Name:Department of Energy
Type:Department
Nativename:Kagawaran ng Enerhiya
Seal:Seal of the Department of Energy (Philippines).svg
Formed:December 9, 1992
Headquarters:Energy Center, Rizal Drive, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Employees:996
Budget: billion (2024)[1]
Chief1 Name:Raphael P. M. Lotilla
Chief1 Position:Secretary

The Department of Energy (Filipino; Pilipino: Kagawaran ng Enerhiya|, abbreviated as DOE) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation.

History

The Department of Energy was created by then-president Ferdinand Marcos as he issued Presidential Decree No. 1206 which created the Ministry of Energy and attached the National Power Corporation and the Philippine National Oil Company to this new agency. The ministry and its two bureaus (Bureau of Energy Development and Bureau of Energy Utilization) remained intact but was downgraded into a mere Office of Energy Affairs—headed by Wenceslao de la Paz and reporting to then Deputy Executive Secretary for Energy Catalino Macaraig, Jr. based in Malacañang—during the administration of President Corazon Aquino. During the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos, the department was created due to Republic Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the Department of Energy Act of 1992.

The department was vested additional powers and functions under Republic Act No. (RA) 8479 or the "Downstream Oil Deregulation Act of 1997", RA 9136 or the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001", RA 9367 or "Biofuels Act of 2006", RA 9513 or "Renewable Energy Act of 2008, RA 11234 or "Energy Virtual One Stop Shop Act", RA 11285 or "Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act", RA 11592 or "LPG Industry Regulation Act", RA 11646 or "Microgrid Systems Act", and RA 11697 or "Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act."

Organization

The department is headed by the Secretary of Energy who is assisted by five Undersecretaries and three Assistant Secretaries. Under the department are the Administrative Service, Financial Service, Information Technology and Management Service, Legal Service and Energy Research Testing and Laboratory Service. In place of regional offices, the department has field offices for Luzon in Rosales, Pangasinan, Visayas in Cebu City, and Mindanao in Davao City.

List of secretaries of the Department of Energy

See main article: Secretary of Energy (Philippines).

!Bureau!Acronym!Incumbent
Electric Power Industry Management BureauEPIMBIrma C. Exconde
Energy Policy and Planning BureauEPPBMichael O. Sinocruz
Energy Resources Development BureauERDBNenito C. Jariel, Jr.
Energy Utilization Management BureauEUMBPatrick T. Aquino, CESO III
Oil Industry Management BureauOIMBRino E. Abad
Renewable Energy Management BureauREMBMarissa P. Cerezo
On June 01, 2024, the DOE created the Nuclear Energy Division under its Director Patrick T. Aquino, CESO III. The new Division is attached under the Energy Utilization Management Bureau and will report to Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin. It will coordinate with the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute. It originated from Executive Orders No. 116, EO No. 164 (2022) and House Resolution No. 134 (2023).[2]

Attached agencies

!Agency!Acronym!Incumbent
National Biofuels Board NBBRaphael P.M. Lotilla (ex-oficio)
National Power CorporationNAPOCOR/NPCFernando Martin Y. Roxas
National Transmission CorporationTransCoFortunato C. Leynes
National Electrification AdministrationNEAAntonio Mariano C. Almeda
Philippine National Oil CompanyPNOCOliver B. Butalid
PNOC Exploration CorporationPNOC ECFranz Josef George E. Alvarez
PNOC Renewables CorporationPNOC RCJohn J. Arenas
Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management CorporationPSALMDennis Edward A. Dela Serna

See also

References

  1. Web site: Department of Energy Official Gazette . dbm.gov.ph . January 20, 2024.
  2. News: Lagare . Jordeene. DOE creates new division for nuclear energy. June 3, 2024 . Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 1, 2024.

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