Senator Raffy Tulfo on Friday, November 11, welcomed President Marcos’ call for aggressive action to address the country’s short-term and long-term energy requirements.

In a statement issued today, Tulfo thanked the Chief Executive for promptly responding to the pressing issue on energy, saying that concerted efforts from the Legislative and Executive branches of the government could help prevent a looming energy crisis.

Marcos recently met with officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) and other related agencies to brainstorm what steps to take to guarantee energy supply.

Following the meeting, the President reportedly said the government should be aggressive in addressing the country’s energy problems, underscoring the need to find ways to ensure that the country has enough power at least in the short term.

As chairman of the Senate energy committee, Tulfo already started looking for short-term solutions to the country’s energy problem by investigating the root causes of high electricity cost in various on-grid and off-grid areas.

First off, Tulfo looked into the mismanagement of electric cooperatives that are possibly resulting to the increase in electricity cost.

The senator from Isabela and Davao, likewise, said he would continue discussing the issue on the sudden increase of the price of diesel, considering that small power utility groups rely on it to run their power plants.

Tulfo said he would closely coordinate with the DOE to study the necessary laws needed to implement the off-shore wind farms proposed by the President.

Tulfo earlier filed Senate Resolution (SR) 107 seeking to find an immediate solution to an impending energy crisis and adopt necessary legislative measures that will provide long-term energy security, sufficiency and stability to all Filipinos.