FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Utility services and energy represent a significant and growing cost to our economy even 
with existing opportunities that can significantly reduce the operating costs of 
government buildings and other facilities in the country. It is in the public interest to 
provide for the planning and technical analyses necessary for cost-effective energy 
conservation measures and for alternative methods of financing energy-related 
improvements in such buildings and facilities. 
For the reason that there is a limited amount of nonrenewable energy sources on Earth, it 
is important to conserve our current supply in order for our natural resources to be 
available for future generations. Cost-effective energy conservation measures aiming to 
minimize energy consumption and costs indicate that government is exercising prudent 
management over publicly-owned assets. 
Recognizing the need for us to do our part in saving as much energy as we can, this bill 
further gives value to eMicient use of energy by making the people do their part in using 
the energy wisely. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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AN 0 0 “SONNY” F. TRILLANES IV 
Senator 
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Introduced by Senator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING INTER-AGENCY ENERGY CONSERVATION COMMITTEE 
TO DEPLOY COST-EFFECTIW ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES 
AND TECHNOLOGIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Government 
Buildings Energy Cost Reduction Act of 2008”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration’ of Poliq. - It is hereby declared the policy of State to 
establish inter-agency programs for the purpose of deploying cost-effective energy 
conservation measures and technologies to minimize energy consumption and costs. 
SEC. 3. Definition. - For the purpose of this Act, “energy conservation project” 
and “project designed to reduce energy consumption and costs” mean any improvement, 
repair, alteration or betterment of any building or facility or any equipment, fixture or 
furnishing to be added to or used in any building or facility that the Department of 
Energy has determined will ‘be a cost-effective energy-related project that will lower 
energy or utility costs in connection with the operation or maintenance of such building 
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or facility, and will achieve energy cost savings sufficient to cover bond debt service and 
other project costs within seven (7) years from the date of project installation. 
SEC. 4. Creation. - The Inter-Agency Energy Conservation. Committee, 
hereinafter referred to as the Committee, is hereby created. The Committee shall be 
composed of the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Secretary of Department 
of Trade and Industry (DTI), Secretary of Department of Public Works and Highways 
(DPWH), and the Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). The DOE 
Secretary shall serve as Committee chairman. The Committee's necessary staff and 
resources shall also be drawn from the DOE. 
SEC. 5. Powers and Duties. - The Inter-Agency Energy Conservation Committee 
shall have the authority: 
(a) To prepare an anniml assessment of opportunities for energy cost reduction in 
state-owned and leased buildings and facilities designated by the committee. 
Each assessment shall be completed each year, commencing from the passage 
of this Act, and shall be available to the public. This shall include: 
(1) data on energy consumption and costs for each building and facility 
designated by the committee for the preceding 5 years and anticipated 
energy consumption and cost data projected for the next 3 years; 
(2) energy conservation measures deployed in buildings and facilities 
designated by the committee during the preceding year; 
(3) evaluation studies of the cost reductions and other benefits realized 
through the deployment of such measures; and 
4) energy conservation opportunities based on audits, technical analyses or 
other methods of determining such opportunities and associated energy 
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SEC. 6. Fundlng Provision. - The Chairperson of the Committee shall 
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immediately hereinafter include in the Committee’s programs the prompt implementation 
saving operation and maintenance procedures and capital projects for 
each building or facility designated by the committee. 
(b) To conduct such surveys, audits, technical analyses and other research or 
investigations as may be necessary to support the preparation of the annual 
plan and the objectives of this Act; 
(c) To review all proposed capital projects and energy cost operating budgets of 
agencies designated by the committee and recommend energy conservation 
measures which would reduce operating costs in buildings or facilities 
affected by such capital projects; 
(d) To develop, after study of existing or emerging energy conservation 
technologies, guidelines as may be necessary or desirable to further the 
objectives of this Act or to aid the work of the Committee; 
(e) To provide any officer or entity of government, technical and consultative 
assistance concerning energy cost management or conservation; 
(f) To annually recommend specific operations and maintenance procedure 
modifications and capital projects for state-owned and leased buildings and 
facilities designed to reduce energy consumption and costs; 
(g) To issue a report describing the status of government building energy cost 
reduction and management efforts in the country, listing obstacles to building 
energy efficiency improvement together with related recommendations for 
statutory change, and identifying opportunities for public sector energy cost 
reductions not addressed by this Act or the programs developed pursuant 
hereto. 
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of this Act, funding of which shall be provided for in the Annual General Appropriations 
Act. 
SEC. I. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders or parts thereof 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, other provisions not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
SEC. 9. Eflectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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