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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

(8) Recommend appropriate courses of action to resolve

major issues which may impede energy project siting or

result in adverse environmental impact;

(9)

Require

industrial,

commercial,

and

transport

establishments to collect or cause the collection of waste

oil for recycling as fuel or lubricating oil; and

(10)

Develop

and

implement

a

continuing

energy

conservation

program

designed

to

optimize energy

utilization, including a nationwide information campaign

on energy conservation.

(c) Energy Industry Administration Bureau. — (1) Assist in

the formulation of regulatory policies to encourage and

guide the operations of both government and private

entities involved in energy resource supply activities

such

as

independent

power

production,

electricity

distribution, as well as the importation, exportation,

stockpiling,

storage,

shipping,

transportation,

refinement, processing, marketing, and distribution of all

forms

of

energy

and

energy

products,

whether

conventional or nonconventional;

(2) Draw up plans to cope with contingencies of energy

supply interruptions; and

(3) Assist in the formulation of financial and fiscal

policies, rules, guidelines, and requirements relative to

the operations of entities involved in the supply of

energy resources such as oil companies, petroleum

product

dealers,

coal

importing

and

distributing

companies,

natural

gas

distributing

companies,

independent power producers, and all other entities

involved in conventional energy supply activities and

implement and enforce said policies.

(d) Energy Planning and Monitoring Bureau — (1) Assist

in the development and updating of an integrated

energy plan for the short-, medium-, and long-term

periods to provide a comprehensive assessment on the

demand scenarios and supply options as well as the

impacts of energy policies on the economy, poverty, and

environment;

(2) Develop and maintain a centralized, comprehensive,

and unified data and information program to ensure the

efficient

collection,

evaluation,

analysis,

and

dissemination of data and information on reserves of

various

energy

resources,

production,

demand,

development technology, and related economic and

statistical

information which are required for policy

formulation, program planning, and implementation;

(3) Supervise, coordinate, and integrate the formulation,

monitoring,

and

review

of programs and plans for

energy

supply

development

such

as

power

development, local energy resource development and

production, and energy importation;

(4)

Regularly

review

and

analyze

past and current

patterns of energy consumption vis-a-vis growth and

development

performance

of

the

country’s

various

economic sectors to evaluate current and foreseeable

trends in energy demand; and conduct energy supply

demand balancing studies to define energy supply and

utilization strategies, estimate the resources required,

and

assess

the

energy

program’s

economic,

environmental, social, and political impact;

(5) Assure the incorporation of national environmental

goals in the formulation and implementation of energy

programs,

and

to

advance

the

goals

of

restoring,

protecting, and enhancing environmental quality; and

assuring public health and safety; and

(6) Conduct studies on international energy issues that

have a direct impact on supply and utilization of energy

and

provide

technical

advice

on

international

negotiations

involving

energy

resources

and

technologies.

(e)

Administrative

Support

Services.

—

The

Administrative Support Services shall be composed of

the Office of the Legal Counsel and the Financial and

Management Services.

The Office of the Legal Counsel shall be responsible for

providing

legal

advice

and

services

on all policies,

programs, and operational matters of the Department.It

shall provide legal counseling services in cases where

the

Department

is

a

party

and

shall

also

handle

administrative

cases

against

any

personnel

of

the

Department and submit recommendations pertaining

to them.

The Financial and Management Services, which shall

consist of the Human Resources Management Division,

General

Services

Divisions,

and

the

Financial

Management Division, shall be responsible for providing

the

Department

with services relative to personnel

information, records, supplies, equipment, collection and

disbursements, security and custodial works.It shall also

be responsible for providing the Department with staff

advice

and

assistance

on

budgetary,

financial, and

management improvement matters.

CHAPTER

III

Attached

Agencies

and

Corporations

SECTION 13. Attached Agencies and Corporations. — The

Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), the National

Power

Corporation

(NPC),

and

the

National

Electrification Administration (NEA) are hereby placed

under the supervision of the Department, but shall

continue to perform their respective functions insofar as

they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this

Act.Their annual budget shall be submitted to Congress

for approval.The Secretary shall, in a concurrent capacity,

be the ex officio chairman of the respective boards of the

PNOC, NPC, and NEA, unless otherwise directed by the

President: Provided, That in no case shall the Secretary

be the chief executive officer or chief operating officer of

the said agencies or their subsidiaries, any law to the

contrary notwithstanding.

To this end, Section 6, paragraph (3) of Presidential

Decree No. 927 and Section 8 of Presidential Decree No.

334, providing that the Chairman of the PNOC shall also

be the president and chief executive officer thereof, are

accordingly repealed.

The Secretary may recommend to the President the

reorganization of the boards of directors of the PNOC,

NPC, and NEA.

SECTION 14. Council of Advisers on Energy Affairs. — A

council of advisers on energy affairs consisting of five (5)

members and appointed from the industry, labor, and

consumer sectors shall advise the President on the

overall energy program, especially on private sector

initiatives and proposals.

The President shall convene the council within thirty (30)

days upon approval of this Act.

CHAPTER IV Transitory Provisions

SECTION 15. Abolition of Agencies. — The Office of

Energy Affairs and the Energy Coordinating Council are

hereby abolished subject to Section 17 of this Act.

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