Community Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy 1A - Maguindanao

27/04/2023

05/08/2022

29/04/2022

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭.

You may or may not know it, but all of us benefit from them, from the environment. As responsible travelers, by knowing the importance of protected areas and becoming a responsible tourist, you are doing your part to help nurture nature.

Follow Biofin Philippines and DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau to get updates on the celebration of the Year of the Protected Areas
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29/04/2022

27/04/2022

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐌

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) - BARMM, in collaboration with Al-Khalifa Environmental Consultancy Services, will conduct a training for Pollution Control Officers (PCOs), which will be held in Cotabato City this coming 6-10 June 2022.

For existing PCOs in the BARMM who are interested in joining the said capacity development, you may reach out to the following contact details for more information:

𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 0953 123 7619
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23/04/2022

𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 𝟐𝟐 𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘

As we celebrate April as the Month of the Planet Earth, we intensify the core message “Invest In Our Planet” on 22 April 2022 during the observance of ‘Earth Day’ and invite businesses, governments, and the general public to work together in creating a healthy planet for the present and future generation.

If we remember, during the peak of COVID-19-caused global lockdowns, most business operations paused and activities on the streets were highly limited, contributing to the overall reduction in air pollution and waste generation. Now that we are going back to the ‘business as usual’ period as the pandemic restrictions are being eased, we hope that we got inspired by the cleaner air and environment we shortly experienced and act on achieving it for the sustainable good.

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) - BARMM encourages the Bangsamoro to contribute to saving Mother Earth in various ways—even the smallest action is important as we all actively and collectively celebrate a worthy cause. Earth Day is not a one-day observance; it’s a lifetime practice that everyone of us must embody as the Al-Khalifa or stewards of the environment.

Let’s Invest in our Planet, work together towards a climate-smart region, perform green acts, and be reminded that 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘺. 🌏

08/04/2022

𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢’𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗔𝗡

On 24 March 2022, MAGELCO implemented power curtailment with the power availability of an average of four (4) hours a day per municipality in its service area. These twenty (20)-hour power outages hampered the day-to-day activities and substantially burdened the Bangsamoro people in the affected municipalities in Maguindanao.

Amid ongoing discussions with the National Government on BARMM’s role regarding energy security within the region, it is of the Bangsamoro Government’s moral obligation to respond to the needs of its constituents and to develop ways to resolve the long-standing problems on power and electrification.

In line with the recent power situation in the MAGELCO franchise area, official discussions on the matter have commenced on 25 March 2022 with MAGELCO and Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM), the government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) managing outstanding obligations of electric cooperatives including MAGELCO.

AGUS 1 and AGUS 2 generation facilities are being managed by PSALM; hence, it is the sole energy provider of MAGELCO. It has the authority to decide the energy allocation provided to MAGELCO relative to its capacity to pay. Due to the inability of MAGELCO to settle its monthly obligations to PSALM, MAGELCO’s power supply has been reduced by PSALM resulting in the 20-hours rotational blackout in MAGELCO’s franchise area.

BARMM, through the MENRE-Energy Management and Development Services (EMDS), formally requested PSALM to postpone the curtailment of power supply to MAGELCO, especially during the month of Ramadhan.

In PSALM’s response letter dated 7 April 2022, it has agreed to temporarily hold off curtailment of power supply to MAGELCO not only during the month of Ramadhan but until 25 May 2022, the same date when MAGELCO must already be able to comply with the conditions laid by PSALM and to come up with appropriate solutions. PSALM also requested the BARMM-MENRE and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to assist in urging MAGELCO to immediately comply with the given conditions. As such, further discussions regarding this matter are being pursued urgently and prudently.

With the foregoing, BARMM expresses its gratitude to PSALM for their favorable consideration of the needs of the member-consumers in MAGELCO’s franchise area during their observance of the holy month of Ramadhan.

Rest assured that the BARMM government will continue its stringent efforts to find the ultimate solution to this perennial problem.