WHEREAS, the DOE and the DPWH issued the Joint Circular, No. 01  (JC1), series of 2017, entitled "Prescribing the Uniform Guidelines and Procedures for the Proper Payment of Compensation and/or Recovery of Cost in the Event of the Need to Relocate the Electric Cooperative Distribution/Sub-transmission Lines for the Primary Purpose of the Government", which took effect upon its publication on 27 July 2017;

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA) provides that it is a declared policy of the State to ensure the quality, reliability, security and affordability of supply of electric power and to protect the public interest as it is affected by the rates and services of electric utilities and other providers of electric power;

WHEREAS, Section 37 of the Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as "The Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001" (The "Act"), the Department of Energy (the "DOE") is mandated to, among other things to: