By Prince Golez
President Rodrigo Duterte approved during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting the recommendation of the Department of Energy (DOE) to extend its no-disconnection policy for low-income consumers amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
On Thursday, Nograles said Duterte “readily agreed” to continue the no-disconnection policy, given that electricity is a basic necessity Filipinos cannot live without.
“Kaya makakahinga na po ng malalim ang ating mga kababayan na mababa o walang kita,” the official said in a televised briefing.
“Hindi po kayo mapuputulan ng kuryente. Hindi po kayo pababayaan ni Pangulong Duterte,” he added.
Nograles also said Duterte urged Congress to extend the Lifeline Rate for marginalized power customers from 2021 to 2051.
“Minsan na po itong na amyendahan ng ating Kongreso, inextend po yung benefits para sa lifeliners mula 2011 to 2021. Ngayon po ang hinihingi ng ating Pangulo sa Kongreso ay muli i-extend yung lifeliners benefits from 2021 to 2051.
“Kami po ay nakikusap sa Kongreso na pabilisin ang pagpasa ng panukalang batas na ma-extend ito,” he concluded.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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