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...
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Petilla’s record
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...
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1 Mindanao’s own take on Petilla’s resignation
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 ...
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2015 Science, IT and Math Grand Exhibit
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Hon. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla
2015 Science, IT and Math Grand Exhibit
September 15, 2015
Greetings
Firstly, it is truly a great pleasure to be here today to be part of the opening of this year’s Science, IT and Math Grand Exhibit. As a stakeholder in the IT sector of the country, I find this as a very auspicious event that highlights the competence of...
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Switching On Ceremony La Consolacion
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Hon. Carlos Jericho
Switching On Ceremony La Consolacion
September 11, 2015
Greetings
It is with great honor to witness the ceremonial switch-on of the Solar Facility in La Consolacion College of in Novaliches. It is great to note that a year ago; the same auspicious event also took place in the Manila Campus. This only shows the commitment of the La Consola...
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Keynote Speaker NPC Caravan Albay1
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Sec. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla
Legazpi City, Albay
May 27, 2015
Greetings
- First of all, I would like to thank the National Power Corporation, the Department of Energy and the people of Albay for spearheading this very timely topic which discusses something which I know is very familiar. Actually, our purpose besides giving you these sessions is the reality...
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