WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE), in recognition of the right of the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) to their ancestral domain and the natural resources, issued Department Circular No. DC2018-03-005, to expand the operational definition of Host Communities to include ICCs/IPs and their right to an equitable share of the financial benefits... Read More

WHEREAS, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7638, otherwise known as "An Act Creating the Department of Energy (DOE)", tasks the DOE to formulate rules and regulations as may be necessary to guide the operations of both government and private entities involved in energy resource supply and distribution;

Pursuant to the powers of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the DOE Secretary provided for in Section 14 (a) and Section 15 (b)(i), Chapter IV of Republic Act (RA) No. 8479 or the "Downstreamv Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998" which, among others, are to monitor both the international and domestic price movements of petroleum products and require respectively persons or entities engaged... Read More

Pursuant to Section 27 of Republic Act No. 11234, otherwise known as the "Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act", hereinafter referred to as the "Act", the Department of Energy (DOE), in consultation with the relevant Government agencies and industry stakeholders, hereby issues, adopts and promulgates the following implementing rules and regulations.

WHEREAS, there is a regional / global thrust towards harmonization of fuel quality standard specifications, vehicle technology and emission standards with due regard to the environment, vehicle performance, health and safety and for easier global / international trade.

WHEREAS, Rule V, Sections 19 and 20 of Department Circular No. 2017-11-0011 (Promulgating a Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Business of Retailing Liquid Fuels), requires all industry players engaged in the marketing of liquid petroleum fuels to provide in their place of business sample bottles for use in retaining duplicate samples taken in the course of... Read More

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638, "An Act Creating the Department of Ener (DOE)", tasked the DOE to formulate policies, programs, rules and regulations as may be necessary to guide private sector investors as well as operators of both government and private entities involved in energy resource supply and distribution;

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), declared as the policy of the STate to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of the supply of electric power;