DoE, DICT chiefs get CA nod – BusinessWorld Online
THE Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Sharon S. Garin and Henry Rhoel R. Aguda as the secretaries of Energy and Information and Communications Technology.
During her confirmation hearing, Ms. Garin vowed to support the country’s move to lower electricity costs by 2030, through the implementation of renewable and nonrenewable energy projects.
“If we are able to execute all the projects that have been proposed, about 200 renewable and non-renewable, the simulation shows that there will be a decrease of about P2 to P3,” she told lawmakers in her appointment hearing.
Over 13.8 gigawatts of renewable and non-renewable energy projects nationwide are committed to go online in the next five years, data from the Department of Energy showed.
The CA also confirmed the appointment of Mr. Aguda as the secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
The DICT chief said that he will ensure every Filipinos access to information and communications technology and the internet.
“I need the legislative body so that laws will be enacted to enhance the visions and goals of the DICT,” he added. — Adrian H. Halili