The House of Representatives formed during it plenary session on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9 the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy.
Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos made the motion to create the new panel, which speaks loudly of the current administration's push toward nuclear power development.
The plenary formalized the creation of the new panel via voice vote.
Pangasinan 2nd district Rep. Mark Cojuangco was designated as the chairman of the new panel. Incidentally, Cojuangco delivered last week a privilege speech wherein he made a huge pitch in favor of developing nuclear power for the benefit of the Philippines.
Marcos said the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy would have 25 members.
The Ilocos Norte solon described the jurisdiction of the nuclear energy panel as follows: "All matters directly and principally relating to the policies and programs for the production utilization and conservation of nuclear energy, including the development of nuclear power infrastructures as well as interaction of other energy sources with nuclear energy as a reliable cost competitive and environment-friendly; resource to ensure energy, energy security consistent with the national interest and the state's policy of freedom from nuclear weapons."
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"Madam speaker, in line with the creation of the Special Committee on Nuclear Energy. I move that we amend the jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy to read as follows: 'All matters directly and principally relating to the exploration development utilization or conservation of energy resources, including the development and utilization of alternative and renewable energy resources, and the entities involved in energy or power, generation transmission distribution and supply, excluding nuclear energy and its sources and infrastructures," Marcos said.
After being named chairman, Cojuangco would make a short manifestation wherein he said that Filipinos deserve to have cheap, clean, and reliable electricity via nuclear power.
He also underscored the reputation of nuclear power plants all over the world of cleansing the air of its vicinity, due to the absence of fossil fuels.