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Under the bill, which was earlier certified as as urgent measure by Malacañang, the minimum biofuel (on bioethanol fuel) blend will be set at five percent within the first two years upon effectivity. The bill was earlier approved by the House energy committee and endorsed for second reading, the stage which decides the fate of any proposed measure.


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Malacañang issued recently Executive Order 449 that allows customs authorities to impose lower duties on bioethanol products used for the National Fuel Ethanol Program of the Department of Energy DOE).


These products include undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 percent or higher, ethyl alcohol and  methylated spirits.


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                    [Title] => Lawmaker wants Malampaya contract renegotiated
                    [Summary] => The House of Representatives wants the Department of Energy (DOE) to renegotiate the government’s contract with the consortium operating the Malampaya natural gas fields in offshore northwest Palawan.


House of Representatives committee on energy chairman Rep. Alipio V. Badelles in House Resolution 888 called for an inquiry into the economic viability of developing and extracting the oil rim of the Malampaya gas field and allowing other parties outside of the consortium to undertake the project. 


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                    [Title] => DOE to push for renewable energy law
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"The DOE is taking this lead following  President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s directive during her State of the Nation Address (SONA) and we intend to work closely with Congress to immediately pass this into law," said Energy Secretary Raphael M. Lotilla.. 


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                    [Title] => EPIRA amendments seen to delay Napocor privatization
                    [Summary] => The House Committee on Energy has warned that recent calls to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) may further delay the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor).


Committee chairman Rep. Alipio V. Badelles said the proposed amendments may again send the wrong signal to potential investors who may view these moves as "changing the rules in the middle of the game".


Badelles said the investors may adopt a "wait-and-see" attitude should these proposals are brought to the Senate.


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Biofuel bill passes second reading

September 27, 2005 - 12:00am

A landmark proposal in Congress mandating the blending of gasoline with biofuels has finally hurdled the deciding plenary session after it was approved on second reading last week. Under the bill, which was earlier...

Business

Government slashes import duty on ethanol from 10% to 1%

By Rocel Felix | August 10, 2005 - 12:00am

The government will drastically reduce the import duties on bioethanol fuel from 10 percent to one percent to jumpstart its bid to attract investors into developing renewable energy sources. Malacañang issued...

Business

Lawmaker wants Malampaya contract renegotiated

By Rocel Felix | August 3, 2005 - 12:00am

The House of Representatives wants the Department of Energy (DOE) to renegotiate the government’s contract with the consortium operating the Malampaya natural gas fields in offshore northwest Palawan. House...

Business

DOE to push for renewable energy law

By Rocel Felix | July 27, 2005 - 12:00am

The Department of Energy (DOE) will push for the enactment into law this year of a renewable energy program as part of government measures to cushion the public from the impact of escalating crude oil prices in the...

Business

EPIRA amendments seen to delay Napocor privatization

By Donnabelle L. Gatdula | May 19, 2005 - 12:00am

The House Committee on Energy has warned that recent calls to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) may further delay the privatization of the National Power Corp. (Napocor). Committee chairman Rep....

Business