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Zamboanga City receives P16-M Covid-19 response fund

December 19, 2020 THE Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC) of the Alsons Group of Companies has provided a boost to Zamboanga City’s campaign against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Engineer Jose Marie Torrejon, WMPC plant manager, said they turned over P16,078,066.27 in check to the city government to be used in Covid-19 response. Torrejon said the check was received by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar and City Treasurer Romelita Candido in a simple turnover Wednesday afternoon, December 16, 2020, at City Hall. The mayor said the amount represents the city s share in the electrification fund, reforestation and watershed management, health enhancement and environmental fund for use in the Covid-19 response.

House bill seeks to extend lifeline rate for low-income electricity consumers

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE) House Bill 8145, a consolidation of four bills, was approved on second reading on the last day of regular session for 2020 on Wednesday. The bill consolidated four legislative measures filed by Reps. Godofredo Guya (RECOBODA Partylist); Presley de Jesus (Philreca); Adriano Ebcas (Ako Padayon Pilipino) and Sergio Dagooc (APEC Partylist, among other authors. Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, chairman of the House Committee on Energy, said HB 8145 seeks to amend Section 73 Republic Act NO. 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act  of 2001 (EPIRA). Section 73 of the said law provides for  social pricing mechanism called the lifelline rate for the benefit of marginalized end-users for ten years since the law was passed in 2001.

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