PAGADIAN CITY, December 19 (PIA) –- To raise the level of awareness on government rules and
regulations and its top priority programs of ensuring welfare and protection of
consumers, the Department of Energy (DOE) in cooperation with the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI) recently
conducted an energy forum with stakeholders at Hotel Guillermo here.
The forum is part of the scheduled activities in observance of the
2012 National Energy Consciousness Month anchored on the theme “Achieving Energy
Sustainability.”
Speaking before the group of liquified petroleum gas (LPG)
dealers, local government unit officials, academe, consumers, non-government
organizations, media practitioners and concerned citizens, DOE Mindanao Field
Office head Engr. Nilo Geroche said participants
were informed on topics such as LPP and LPG products safety and consumer tips,
energy efficiency and conservation, renewable energy technologies and other
related issues.
Geroche thanked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the
invaluable assistance extended to the DOE
by inviting stakeholders from the 26 municipalities of the province
including Pagadian City and for making the forum a resounding success.
He said DOE tapped the services of DTI, their regular program
partner saying that they have no office in Pagadian. They only have one Mindanao
Field Office in the region located in Davao which covers the Mindanao area
including the provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
The DOE team conducted a similar forum on December 6 in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
at the Sibugay Grand Plaza Hotel. (ALT/PIA9-Zambo Sur)