BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan last week directed the monitoring of electric and fuel consumption of the city government in compliance with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program of the national government.
The mayor tasked General Services Officer Eugene Buyucan to do the monitoring and to prepare and submit semi-annual report to the Dept. of Energy.
In Memorandum No. 55 series of 2019, the mayor reminded all departments and offices to switch off lights, computer sets and other electrical equipment when not in use.
He also urged departments to strictly require the accomplishment of trip tickets before the use of all motor vehicles owned by the city government.
To ensure that the “no approved driver’s trip ticket-no travel” policy is observed, the mayor tasked the security guards of the GMT Interlink Security Management Corp. to require drivers to present an approved trip ticket before using service vehicles to go out of the premises of City Hall areas especially during weekends and holidays.
The EE&C Program of the DOE aims to standardize energy efficiency and conservation measures in the country by regulating the use of energy efficient technologies in buildings.
It was carried in the EE&C Act approved last January 16 by both Houses of Congress.
The Act “provides for the Local Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plan as well as the inclusion of Energy Conserving Design on Buildings in the issuance of building permits,” according to the DOE.
“An Interagency Energy Efficiency and Conservation Committee will also be created for the implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP), which aims to reduce government agencies’ consumption of electricity and petroleum products.” **Aileen P. Refuerzo
