Section 2Sec./Art. 2

Declaration of Policy. -It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:

(a) Ensure the country's energy security and independence by reducing reliance on imported fuel for the transportation sector;

(b) Provide an enabling environment for the development of electric vehicles including options for micromobility as an attractive and feasible mode of transportation to reduce dependence on fossil fuels;

(c) Promote and support innovation in clean, sustainable, and efficient energy to accelerate social progress and human development by encouraging public and private use of low emission and other alternative energy technologies;

(d) Protect the health and well-being of the people from the hazards of pollution and the greenhouse effect;

(e) Safeguard and improve the integrity, reliability, and stability of the country's electric power grid by optimizing the location of energy sources relative to demand;

(f) Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization while recognizing the role of the private sector in order to support the transition to new technologies, generate jobs, spur small and medium enterprise growth, attract investments, grow globally competitive and innovative industries, and upgrade the country's participation in regional and global value chains, consistent with the Philippine Development Plan and the country's international obligations under the United Nationals Sustainable Development Agenda;

(g) Generate employment opportunities for our local skilled workforce to sustain their livelihood;

(h) Protect and safeguard the country's cultural heritage through the Philippine transportation system, which remain an underlying factor in progress and innovation; and

(i) Recognize the role of local government units (LGUs) as competent partners of the national government in the smooth transition to this innovation by providing them capacity-building support.