๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ
QUEZON CITY, Philippines โ The Climate Change Commission PH (CCC) is ramping up implementation of strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other human drivers of global warming by lessening carbon footprint.
The recent signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the CCC and National Power Corporation (NPC) signifies the Commissionโs commitment to advance the Philippinesโ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of 75 percent GHG emissions reduction and avoidance by 2030.
The partnership further advances the Philippine governmentโs Carbon Neutrality Program (CNP) โ a climate change mitigation strategy through nature-based solutions.
The CCC-NPC partnership on carbon neutrality also aims to rehabilitate open and denuded upland forest, including the streambank identified by NPC within the Caliraya-Lumot Watershed Forest Reserve (CLWFR), through the reforestation of 25 hectares of land in Paete, Laguna; protect and maintain established reforestation project in CLWFR; and support other climate change-related initiatives of the CCC.
Forests play a critical role in mitigating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide through the process of photosynthesis. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their biomass and soil. This process, known as carbon sequestration, helps to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is a major contributor to global warming.
The CNP, formalized in June 2022, aims to facilitate a science-based forestation initiative to increase the countryโs carbon sequestration capacity through nature-based solutions, including tree planting and growing.
The MOA supports the CNP in advancing carbon neutrality among Filipinos, and implementing climate change initiatives related to forestry and sustainable natural resources management.
The MOA signing was led by CCC Vice Chairperson and Executive Director (VCED) Robert E.A. Borje and NPC President, Fernando Martin Y. Roxas.
"We hope that this MOA can be a model agreement that may be adopted by local government units, NGAs, and private sector. This approach has clear and measurable targets, and will help steer all stakeholders towards concrete results through smaller carbon footprints of organizations, agencies, and communities,โ said VCED Borje.
With smaller carbon footprints or emissions in the atmosphere, global warming may be maintained and slowed down, and climate change impacts particularly on vulnerable developing countries like the Philippines will be reduced.
This is the first agreement of NPC with a national government agency. Under the CCC-NPC five-year partnership, at least 15,625 native trees will be planted to sequester around 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mtCO2e) per year. It will also promote biodiversity conservation, water conservation, and sustainable livelihoods for local communities in Paete, Laguna.
With continued efforts, the CCC endeavors to be carbon-neutral by 2032, calculated based on agency-level accumulated GHG emissions.
"We believe that this partnership with the CCC is a significant step towards achieving our goals and contributing to the global and national climate change targets," NPC Pres. Roxas highlighted.
The CCC already organized and participated in various reforestation activities with its partners. Through the CNP, the CCC expects more agreements and partnerships to be forged between and among government agencies, private partners and stakeholders toward the goal of carbon neutrality.
"Achieving carbon neutrality requires a whole-of-nation and whole-of-society approach. It is necessary to mobilize every sector and community to do their share in reducing their carbon footprint and pursue development in a sustainable, climate- friendly manner,โ VCED Borje said.
Part of the CCCโs Earth Month Commemoration, CCC and NPC signed the MOA on 26 April 2023 at the NPC Headquarters in Diliman, Quezon City.
CCC Strategic Partnership Division Chief Alexis Lapiz, NPC Vice President and General Counsel Atty. Melchor P. Ridulme, and NPC Vice President for Corporate Affairs Rene B. Barruela, also joined the event.
For more information on the CCCโs climate mainstreaming activities, visit www.climate.gov.ph and www.facebook.com/CCCPhl.
๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ-๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง
In July 2023, the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) switched on two new power plants in Palawan as part of its commitment to providing reliable electricity in remote communities. The two new areas - the Maglalambay Diesel Power Plant in Busuanga and the Debangan DPP in Taytay were inaugurated, making electricity accessible to hundreds of households in the islands.
Maglalambay DPP has a dependable capacity of 50 kW with 284 households connected and 206 potential household connections. It was first energized on June 26, 2023, while the switch-on ceremony was held on July 17, 2023 attended by Mayor Elizabeth Cervantes of Busuanga, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano C. Almeda, NPCโs Engr. Frederick B. Barrios, Division Manager of Palawan Area; Provincial Engineering Office Project Facilitator Engr. Jepherd Jungco who represented Governor Dennis M. Socrates, Provincial Government of Palawan (PGP), other LGU and barangay personnel, and residents of Bgy. Maglalambay.
Meanwhile, Debangan DPP provides electricity to 120 households through its two units of 50 kW generating sets. It was commissioned on July 26, 2023.
Both power plants will operate for eight hours each day and will be maintained by two local operators who will be reporting daily to the Napocor - SPUG Palawan Operations. The distribution utility in Bgy. Maglalambay will be managed by Busuanga Island Electric Cooperative (BISELCO) while Bgy. Debangan will be maintained and operated by the Provincial Government of Palawan (PGP).
By bringing power to remote regions, the National Power Corporation has effectively paved the way for enhanced living standards and increased economic activities.
NPC, as mandated by the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, is tasked to provide electricity and associated power components in off-grid islands and communities in the country.
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐, ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐
Natanggap kamakailan ng National Power Corporation ang sertipikasyon nito mula sa Presidential Communications Office (PCO) para sa pagsunod sa Freedom of Information requirements para sa taong 2022.
Ang Freedom of Information ay isang mekanismo ng gobyerno para sa transparency at pagbibigay ng akses sa impormasyon sa publiko.
๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฒ
The National Power Corporation recently received plaques of appreciation from the Municipality of Cavinti in Laguna and the 202nd Infantry (Unifier) Brigade of the Philippine Army for its contributions to preserving and protecting the Caliraya-Lumot Watershed.
๐๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
In its bid to fortify stakeholder relations and in the protection of the Caliraya Watershed, the National Power Corporation has recently hosted Lagunaโs 2nd Provincial Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee meeting.
๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐
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NPC executives led by President and CEO Fernando Martin Y. Roxas have recently attended the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) 2023 Performance Target Conference and signed its 2023 Performance Scorecard with GCG Chairperson Justice Alex L. Quiroz.
PPP Center, NPC gather potential players for the latterโs Accelerated Hybridization Project
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The National Power Corporation (Napocor) on Thursday afternoon meets around 80 potential players for its Accelerated Hybridization Project (AHP) in an online and onsite market-sounding conference led by the Public-Private Partnership Center (PPPC).
๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐-๐๐๐
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As part of its pursuit to promote good governance and accountability in public service, NPCโs Internal Audit Department (IAD) on Wednesday, April 19 engaged in a collaborative learning session with Energy Regulatory Commissionโs (ERC) Internal Audit team.
Led by Senior Department Manager Vedalisa N. Arevalo, the NPC team shared its knowledge and best practices on internal auditing with the recently constituted IAD of ERC. Along with Ms. Arevalo who also contributed their insights were Janet N. Sabado and Ricky R. Navarro, Division Managers of the Operations Audit Division and Management Audit Division, respectively, as well as Lourdes C. Cruz and January R.A. Horiuchi, Internal Auditors/Team Leaders.
The ERC IAD was composed of Alma C. Clemente, Administrative Officer V, Caroline Marie R. Chan, Dianne Marie M. Lipa-od, Irene A. Absalon, Redendo L. Rosario, and Josephine R. Ramos.
NPCโs Internal Audit Department plays a vital role in ensuring that the Corporation is morally sound, efficiently run, and safe from unnecessary risks, among others. The team regularly conducts management audits to evaluate and improve the internal controls, operations, and support services of NPC.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ข-๐๐๐ฐ๐ข, ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฅ
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NPC President and CEO Fernando Martin Roxas early this week led the switch-on ceremony of the 1.2 MW generating sets for Simunul in Tawi-Tawi. He was joined by SPUG Vice President Larry I. Sabellina, Simunul Mayor Wasilah T. Abdurahman, SPUG Mindanao Dept Manager Yahcob Darayan, and Brigadier General Romeo T. Racadio of the Philippine Marines.