The Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resources Office (PGENRO) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Desk, headed by Atty. Cesar Emmanuelle P. Buyco Jr., conducted its 1st Quarter Energy Efficiency and Conservation Officers & Focal Persons Meeting this morning, March 31, 2026 at the Grand Social Hall Casa Real Iloilo Provincial Capitol.
The general assembly’s main agenda are the emphasis on Energy Efficiency and Conservation, fast tracking Renewable Energy Projects and Municipal Fuel Monitoring. It also involved discussions of Memorandum Circular 114 (Directing All Government Agencies and Instrumentalities to Adopt Energy Conservation Protocols) and Executive Order 110 (Declaring a State of National Emergency and Authorizing the Unified Package for Livelihood, Industry, Food, and Transport) delivered by Engr. Chammer Jake I. Plaza of the Department of Energy- Visayas Field Office.
Mr. Rey Victor Garin, EEC Focal Person for the Province of Iloilo presented E.Os 34 and 34-A Series of 2026, released by Hon. Governor Arthur Defensor, Jr., as a response to the national mandates released by President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos.
Furthermore Ms. Ayesha Belle Patches, Ms. Leiden Lyka Anonoy and Ms. Michaella Rose Garcia of the EEC Desk provided essential updates on the IPG’s implementation of the Government Energy Management Program under R.A. 11285.
Hon. Rolando “Rolly” B. Distura, and Provincial Administrator, Doctor Raul N. Banias also shared their messages of support during the program, highlighting the importance of the EECOs & focals’ role in addressing the current state of energy in the country.
Via | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Desk - IPG