15 September 2012
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| From L-R: This writer, Altamira, Romero and host Peter Jimenea. |
Today's guests in Kape kag Isyu talk show: Gil Altamera (second from left), commercial operations manager of Panay Energy Development Corporation (PEDC), and Rodulfo Romero (second from right), finance executive officer of the same company that owns the coal-fired plant in Iloilo City.
PEDC is currently jarred by an uproar from consumers after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) granted its petition to collect "under re
— with Gil Altamera,Rodulfo Romero and Peter Jimenea.PEDC is currently jarred by an uproar from consumers after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) granted its petition to collect "under re
coveries" at P0.32 per kilowatt-hour for one year.
The under recovery, says Altamira, does not represent losses but the that was uncollected because the ERC denied the amount that PEDC applied for during its commissioning stage.
"We are only trying to collect what we were not allowed to because what was allowed us was way too low," explains Altamira.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has petitioned the ERC to acquire part of the switch-yard of PEDC. Altamira says PEDC oppose it but is unsure if the ERC would go for the oppositor considering it is the mandate of NGCP to serve as transmission line from power producers to power distributors.
He warns though that should the acquisition pushes through, NGCP will charge P1 per kilowatt-hour, which means, another P1 added to the consumer's burden per kilowatt hour.
"If consumers howl at us for raising 32 centavos, we expect louder howls with the P1-increase," he warns.
The under recovery, says Altamira, does not represent losses but the that was uncollected because the ERC denied the amount that PEDC applied for during its commissioning stage.
"We are only trying to collect what we were not allowed to because what was allowed us was way too low," explains Altamira.
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has petitioned the ERC to acquire part of the switch-yard of PEDC. Altamira says PEDC oppose it but is unsure if the ERC would go for the oppositor considering it is the mandate of NGCP to serve as transmission line from power producers to power distributors.
He warns though that should the acquisition pushes through, NGCP will charge P1 per kilowatt-hour, which means, another P1 added to the consumer's burden per kilowatt hour.
"If consumers howl at us for raising 32 centavos, we expect louder howls with the P1-increase," he warns.
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| Andrea Golez Somes and husband. |
Andrea Golez Somes, president of the Lapus jeepney drivers association is supposed to be a co-host but she has to act as resource person in the second portion of the show because the barangay officials invited did not make. The heavy rains and the flooding of the streets marooned them in their homes.
She raises two issues: one, she decries the vandalism at the Iloilo Esplanade. Twenty seven lamp
She raises two issues: one, she decries the vandalism at the Iloilo Esplanade. Twenty seven lamp
posts last night was broken. Before that, vandals have been targeting the lamps but last night's incident was unprecedented. "If you are angry at our mayor, remember that the damage lamps is our loss also because it's our tax money that was used to buy and install them.
The other issue she raises, she fully supports that anti-smoking ordinance and has high respect for Kgd. Joshua Alim, chair of the Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Taskforce (I-CAST), which enforces the anti-smoking ordinance in Iloilo City.
In fact, in her family, she prohibits her children even in playing with cigarettes, and in the Parents-Teachers Aassociation (PTA), they coordinate with the school in campaigning against smoking among elementary students.
However, she deplores the way the ordinance is implemented by some members of the I-CAST.
Summarizing her statements:
"They plant lighted cigarette sticks and apprehend hapless drivers. There are two instances that I know and one incident I have personally witnessed. They grabbed the driver and twisted his arm to submission as if he were a common criminal.
"In pleaded for the poor driver but I got bawled myself and later charged two criminal suits, one for obstruction of justice, and the other for grave oral defamation.
"Smoking is dangerous to public health because it cause a host of diseases including cancer. I will support the I-CAST but I urge them to enforce the ordinance without violating the rights of people they thought violated the ordinance.
"Planting of evidence is a crime; it also creates social problems. A violator is meted P500 fine which more than twice the average income of a driver. P500 is enough to give a toiling family of four persons a week's supply of rice.
The other issue she raises, she fully supports that anti-smoking ordinance and has high respect for Kgd. Joshua Alim, chair of the Iloilo City Anti-Smoking Taskforce (I-CAST), which enforces the anti-smoking ordinance in Iloilo City.
In fact, in her family, she prohibits her children even in playing with cigarettes, and in the Parents-Teachers Aassociation (PTA), they coordinate with the school in campaigning against smoking among elementary students.
However, she deplores the way the ordinance is implemented by some members of the I-CAST.
Summarizing her statements:
"They plant lighted cigarette sticks and apprehend hapless drivers. There are two instances that I know and one incident I have personally witnessed. They grabbed the driver and twisted his arm to submission as if he were a common criminal.
"In pleaded for the poor driver but I got bawled myself and later charged two criminal suits, one for obstruction of justice, and the other for grave oral defamation.
"Smoking is dangerous to public health because it cause a host of diseases including cancer. I will support the I-CAST but I urge them to enforce the ordinance without violating the rights of people they thought violated the ordinance.
"Planting of evidence is a crime; it also creates social problems. A violator is meted P500 fine which more than twice the average income of a driver. P500 is enough to give a toiling family of four persons a week's supply of rice.
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| The flood again. Rainwater enters the compound of Hotel del Rio. We had to wait for the water to subside before walking to the road to get a public ride. |
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