Filipino tycoons pitch for energy resiliency 4 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Myrna M. VelascoIn this era of ‘minimizing regrets’ for offending the environment, Filipino tycoons are taking their pitch on the country’s energy resiliency agenda – or on a future that will make energy facilities less vulnerable to calamity-induced destructions. Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi announced the signing of memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the business magnates, but concretizing the agenda is still the blurry part. The energy resiliency program, according to Cusi, “fleshes out the government’s disaster risk reduction plans, programs and activities intended to minimize the impact of calamities like earthquakes, typhoons and floods.”Beyond the promise of dialogue between and among the DOE, the Philippine Disaster Resiliency Foundation (PDRF) and the business sector, however, the MOU is still considerably implausible on tangible energy resiliency standpoint. As agreed, the token plans shall cover activities towards energy resiliency, conduct joint exercises to test disaster response protocols and engage other sectors in disaster-risk reduction and climate change adaptation.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 01, 2018 13:52 UTC