MANILA, Philippines – The Senate on Wednesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on bills strengthening the Office of Solicitor General (OSG) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act. Senate ratified and adopted the bicameral committee report on disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. The bill also mandates competitive retirement perks and other benefits for OSG lawyers to convince them to stay and likewise help the agency recruit new lawyers. Aside from this, Senate also ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. The bill aims to establish a framework for introducing fundamental policies on energy efficiency and conservation such as “promotion of efficient usage of energy and increase in usage of renewable energy technologies.”Under the bill, the Department of Energy will handle the “planning, formulation, development, implementation, enforcement and monitoring of energy management policies.” / gsgREAD: Solon: Bill for energy efficiency, conservation to become law soonADVERTISEMENTRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2019 12:11 UTC