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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS STATUTES and IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

complied

with

within

thirty

(30)

days

after

such

confirmation.

The divestment provided in the preceding paragraph

shall likewise apply to the members of the immediate

family within the second degree of consanguinity having

interest in any institution or activity which falls under the

regulatory jurisdiction or supervision of the Department

and the attached agencies.

SECTION

23.

Relationship

with

Other

Government

Departments.

—

The

Department

and

its

priority

projects

shall

enjoy

preferential

attention from the

Department

of

Environment and Natural Resources

relative to the exploration, development, exploitation,

and

extraction

of

petroleum,

coal,

and geothermal

resources, and in the matter of providing technical

support

necessary

for

the

establishment

of

power-generating plants.

Upon request of the Department or any of its bureaus, all

government agencies with functions relative to the

approval of the projects of the Department or its duly

authorized and endorsed entities, whether government

or private, shall act upon and resolve the matter within

ten (10) calendar days.Toward this end, the Secretary,

with the approval of the President, may establish an

interagency secretariat for the purpose of expediting the

approval of said projects.

SECTION 24. Visitorial Powers. — The Secretary of the

Department or his representatives shall have visitorial

and examining authority over nongovernment entities

with

contracts

for the exploration, development, or

utilization of the natural resources for energy purposes

in order to determine the share of the Government in

the revenue or product thereof, and to ascertain all funds

collectible and products due the Government, and that

all

such

funds

collectible

and

products

due

the

Government, have actually been collected or delivered.

During such examination, the nongovernment entity

concerned shall produce all the reports, records, books of

accounts, and other papers that may be required.

The refusal by any such nongovernment entity to allow

an examination of its books of accounts and pertinent

records or its concealment of any material information

concerning its financial status shall be a breach of its

contract with the Government and shall constitute a

legal ground for the cancellation thereof.

SECTION 25. Contingency Powers. — In time of critically

low-energy supply or imminent danger thereof, the

President

may,

upon

the

determination

and

recommendation of the Secretary, issue a declaration of

the same.Thereafter, the Secretary is hereby authorized

to

implement

the

fuel

and

energy

allocation plan

provided for in Section 12 (b)(5) of this Act, and to

formulate

and

implement

other

measures

for

the

conservation of energy including, but not limited to,

power

or

fuel

rationing,

load

curtailment,

and

restrictions on the use of government vehicles and

resources.

SECTION 26. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential

decrees, executive orders, and rules and regulations, or

parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act

are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

However, in no case are the provisions of Republic Act

No.

6969

repealed,

amended,

or

modified

by

the

provisions of this Act.

SECTION 27. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any

section or provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or

invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not

be affected thereby.

SECTION 28. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take

effect after its complete publication in at least two (2)

national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: December 9, 1992

RA No 9136 | Electric Power Industry

Reform Act of 2001

As amended by RA 10151, June 21, 2011

AN ACT ORDAINING REFORMS IN THE ELECTRIC POWER

INDUSTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN

LAWS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

➔

See IRR here

Be

it

enacted

by

the

Senate

and

the

House

of

Representatives

of

the

Philippines

in

Congress

assembled:

CHAPTER I Title and Declaration of Policy

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the

"Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001". It shall

hereinafter be referred to as the Act.

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the

policy of the State:

(a) To ensure and accelerate the total electrification of

the country;

(b)

To

ensure

the

quality,

reliability,

security

and

affordability of the supply of electric power;

(c)

To

ensure transparent and reasonable prices of

electricity in a regime of free and fair competition and

full public accountability to achieve greater operational

and

economic

efficiency

and

enhance

the

competitiveness of Philippine products in the global

market;

(d) To enhance the inflow of private capital and broaden

the

ownership

base

of

the

power

generation,

transmission

and

distribution

sectors

in

order

to

minimize the financial risk exposure of the national

government;

(e) To ensure fair and non-discriminatory treatment of

public and private sector entities in the process of

restructuring the electric power industry;

(f) To protect the public interest as it is affected by the

rates and services of electric utilities and other providers

of electric power;

(g) To assure socially and environmentally compatible

energy sources and infrastructure;

(h) To promote the utilization of indigenous and new and

renewable energy resources in power generation in

order to reduce dependence on imported energy;

(i) To provide for an orderly and transparent privatization

of

the

assets

and

liabilities of the National Power

Corporation (NPC).

(j)

To

establish

a

strong

and

purely

independent

regulatory

body

and

system

to

ensure

consumer

protection and enhance the competitive operation of

the electricity market; and

(k) To encourage the efficient use of energy and other

modalities of demand side management.

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