teampetilla | Carlos Jericho "ICOT" L. Petilla

ICOTP-ICT

Posted on November 5, 2015December 2, 2015 by teampetilla

ICOTP-ICT: Income Creating Opportunities thru Technology Project - Information and Communications Technology As a known advocate of education, Carlos Jericho “Icot” L. Petilla initiated various educational programs even during his term as Governor of the Province of Leyte. Among these programs is the “ICOTP-ICT” or the “Income Creating Opportunities thru Technology Projec...

Aquino cites Petilla’s ‘remarkable work’

Posted on November 3, 2015November 24, 2015 by teampetilla

MANILA, Philippines – For the first time since rejecting Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla’s resignation, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday personally praised his efforts in the restoration of power in areas devastated by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” “Many of our countrymen would still be suffering the effects of a power shortage had it not been for the remarkable...

Outgoing energetic secretary

Posted on November 3, 2015November 24, 2015 by teampetilla

While his irrevocable resignation took effect last April 30, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jericho “Ikot” Petilla has no choice but to stay on in the Cabinet until his successor is named. In deference to the request of President Benigno “Noy” Aquino III, Petilla is making sure the transition into office of his successor will be smooth and will not disrupt such a critical...

The toughest Cabinet job

Posted on November 2, 2015November 24, 2015 by teampetilla

I am sorry to hear that Energy Sec. Ikot Petilla has resigned. But I am not surprised. When I first talked to him after he was appointed, I told him that being Secretary of Energy is the toughest and least appreciated job in the Cabinet. He has little power over oil prices and power rates, but he will be pilloried for failure to keep these low. Indeed, I wouldn’t recommend t...

Petilla’s record

Posted on November 2, 2015November 24, 2015 by teampetilla

THE ENERGY portfolio is among the most controversial in the government because it deals with a very sensitive commodity—electricity. Add to this the volatility in crude oil prices, and anyone heading the Department of Energy will find the job a tough balancing act. The Philippines being a country that imports nearly all its oil and fuel requirements, the energy chief’s fate flu...

1 Mindanao’s own take on Petilla’s resignation

Posted on November 2, 2015November 24, 2015 by teampetilla

We cannot agree more with the editorial “Petilla’s record” (Opinion, 5/5/15). Indeed, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla leaves with the power supply adequate and the oil firms keeping their pump-prices depressed. We, in the Bukidnon Transport Multi-Purpose Cooperative, a member of 1Mindanao Energy Cooperative, a recently organized federation of 8,000 Mindanao-based ...