“Ang mga taga-Mindoro, apektado na nga ng oil spill, tinatanggalan pa ng kuryente. Hindi dapat pinapahirapan nang ganito ang taumbayan, lalo na sa gitna ng napakainit na summer season,” she added.Marcos on Wednesday ordered the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines to “immediately address the power crisis” in Western Visayas, a move which Hontiveros said only highlights the magnitude of the unsolved power problem.
““Kitang kita sa mismong kilos ng Pangulo ang extent ng problema, dahil siya na mismo ang direktang nag-utos ngayon sa NGCP na ayusin ang problema sa Visayas power grid,” she said.According to Hontiveros, the Senate was told during the 2023 budget deliberations in October last year that “power supply would remain sufficient and stable for this year, and that regulatory issues pertaining to high rates were being addressed.”“Why is the power problem getting worse, Mr.
To address issues such as renewable energy, electricity service interruptions, high electricity rates, the DOE was allocated a budget of P2.2 billion this 2023 while the National Electrification Administration was given P4.11 billion.The Energy Regulatory Commission, on the other hand, was allocated a budget of P1.127 billion for 2023, the highest appropriation given to the commission since its creation in 2001.
Hontiveros then promised to support inquiries into the country’s power crises by the Senate committee on energy. She likewise vowed to continue pushing for her bills seeking lower power costs for ordinary consumers through decreased recoverable rates, removal of value added taxes on system loss, promotion of optimal use of energy mix, and financing of renewable energy in social housing, among others.“Let us do all we can to provide immediate relief to the energy needs of our kababayans.