By Danessa Rivera (The Philippine
Star) | Updated December 11, 2015 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - The Energy
Regulatory Commission (ERC) is expanding its reach in the Visayas and Mindanao
with the creation of a committee that will direct reorganization.
The power regulator said in a
statement it recently formed an ad hoc oversight committee that would oversee
preparations for the reorganization of its Visayas and Mindanao field offices.
ERC chairman Jose Vicente Salazar
said the move is in line with its proposal for structural strengthening slated
for submission to the Office of the President.
He noted the planned reorganization
of the Visayas and Mindanao field offices aims for a more empowered operation
that would bring about more effective service to that part of our country.
“This is consistent with the
principles of devolution and decentralization being pursued by the government,”
Salazar said.
“The move is also a response to the
aspiration expressed by the Committee on Energy of the House of Representatives
for the ERC to bring itself closer to the people by empowering our Visayas and
Mindanao field offices,” he added.
There has been a longstanding call
from the House of Representatives for ERC’s expanded presence in the said
regions, the ERC chief added.
As it starts expanding in the VisMin
area, the ERC is expected to help the regulatory processes more efficient and
effective.
“We envision these field offices to
become area offices with structures patterned after that of the head office,”
Salazar said.
The ad hoc oversight committee will
be headed by ERC director Noel Salvanera, who was acting head of the agency’s
legal service, for one year.
Salazar said Salvanera’s “technical
skills, organizational competence, extensive experience in the agency and his
institutional knowledge makes him the most qualified official for the position.”
Salvanera will be doing inspection
and monitoring functions and is also expected to provide the ERC with inputs
and advice on policies and practices for the development of the Visayas and
Mindanao field offices.
Chief energy regulation officer
Alfred Vergara Jr. has been designated officer-in-charge of the legal service.
Supervising energy regulation officer Ronaldo G. Gomez and Atty. Grace
Lu-Santos were likewise designated as legal service division heads.
The ERC also designated Prescia
Vanessa A.Reynante and Dianara B. Capito as members of the ad hoc committee.
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