WHEREAS, Section 2 of the Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001" (EPIRA) declared the Policy of the State, among others, the following:

1. Ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power;
2. Ensure transparent and reasonable prices... Read More

WHEREAS, pursuant to the declared policy of the State under Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA)," the Department of Energy (DOE) is mandated to ensure reliability, quality and security of electric power;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA)," declares among others the following policy of the State:

1. Ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of tbe supply of electric power;
2. Ensure transparent and reasonable prices of electricity in a... Read More

WHEREAS, Department Circular No. 2011-12-0013 was issued on 15 December 2011 with the primary purpose of ensuring that all locally produced bioethanol by the accredited bioethanol producers are purchased and utilized by the oil companies before the latter are allowed to import supplemental bioethanol to comply with the Bioethanol mandate;

WHEREAS, through Department Circular No. 2011-12... Read More

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8479 otherwise known as the "Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998", applies to all person or entities engaged in any and all activities of the domestic downstream oil industry and mandates the Department of Energy to ensure a truly competitive market under a regime of fair prices, adequate and continuous supply of environmentally-clean and high quality... Read More

WHEREAS, as of 2014, the bioethanol requirement of the local market runs to as high as 455 million liters and it is projected that this will increase in the near future to an average of about 5% annually in order to meet the ten percent (10%) bioethanol blend requirement as required under Section 5.2 of the Biofuels Act of 2006 (Biofuels Act) and Department Circular No. 2011-02-0001;

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WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638, otherwise known as "An Act Creating the Department of Energy (DOE)", tasks the DOE to formulate rules and regulations to guide the operations of both government and private entities involved in energy resource supply and distribution;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8749 otherwise known as the "Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999", mandates the use of... Read More

Section 2. Quality Monitoring. The DOE, through the OIMB and the counterpart Field Offices, shall, among others, conduct random quality and quantity sampling and testing of gasoline and diesel obtained from the facilities of the oil companies to ensure compliance with Section 1 of this Circular: Provided further, That failure to comply with the PNS shall constitute the offense... Read More