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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS
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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 328
TO
: The Executive Secretary
The Secretary of National Defense
The Secretary of Industry
The Secretary of Finance
The Secretary of Trade
The Chairman, Philippine
National Oil Company
The Chairman, National
Power Commission
The Administrator, National
Electrification
Administration
The Chairman, Land
Transportation
Commission
The costs of importation of crude and other fuel for our energy and power requirements are a big and substantial drain on our resources. These costs have recently increased substantially with the 10% crude price increase implemented on October 1, 1975 by the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries. Based on current demand this 10% price hike would translate into an expected increase in the country's annual crude payments by about US$70 Million bringing our total crude importation cost of almost US$800 Million per year. The need, therefore, for conservation and the promotion of efficient utilization of fuels and electricity in all sectors of the economy cannot be over-emphasized. Accordingly, you are hereby directed as follows:
1.
I hereby immediately require all departments,
bureaus and agencies of the government, including all government-owned
and controlled corporations
a.
to reduce their oil, electricity and power
consumption by at least 5%, except only in those cases where such a
reduction would prejudice the national interest;
b. to desist
from putting up power or
electricity-based Christmas displays and lights;
c. to avoid
the purchase and use of big cars which
are heavy users of gas and oil;
d. to shut
off all neon, advertising, and building
lights not later than midnight everyday except only such lights as are
necessary for the protection and security of their premises;
e. to
institute fuel, oil and power conservation
measures in their respective offices and operations, and to advise the
Executive Secretary of the measures so instituted.
2. The Department of Industry shall:
a.
immediately require and direct that all industrial
plants, factories, commercial establishments and other persons
consuming at least P3 Million worth of fuel, oil and power per annum,
to formulate and submit to the Department of Industry comprehensive
programs of power and energy conservation and the Department shall
monitor the administration and implementation of such programs.
b. study,
formulate and recommend to the President
industrial standards for energy utilization to govern industrial plants
and factories.
c. in
collaboration with the National Economic
Development Authority and the Board of Investments, to review the
country's national development plans to attune them to the extent
feasible to our available energy resources.
3. The Philippine National Oil Company, the National Power Corporation and the National Electrification Administration shall organize a joint pool of engineers and combustion efficiency experts and make available to industrial concerns and factories to assist them in developing their energy utilization. Engineers and experts from the private sector like the oil and power industries may be requested to assist, join and participate in the pool.
4. The Department of Finance shall immediately review and study the taxes applicable to big automobiles, sports cars, gasoline powered trucks and luxury appliances requiring significant power usage and recommend to the President the imposition of such taxes and policies as shall be necessary to discourage the use of such uneconomic machines. The Land Transportation Commission shall likewise review the registration fees and requirements for such cars and trucks and make the necessary recommendations to the President.
5. The Department of Trade shall study and promulgate the necessary regulations governing the use of all types of lighted advertising particularly Neon lights. As an initial step, the Secretary of Trade is hereby directed to prohibit the lighting beyond 12:00 midnight of all types of advertising.
6. The Land Transportation Commission, the Philippine Constabulary and all police agencies are hereby enjoined to strictly enforce all laws, rules and regulations prohibiting the operation and use of dilapidated, unroadworthy and inefficient motor vehicles. They are also enjoined to intensify traffic flow improvement campaigns.
7. The Secretary of National Defense shall make available the authority and resources of his office to the other agencies of the government to assure that power conservation and efficient fuel and energy utilization programs, regulations and directives are followed and enforced.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of October in the year or Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.
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