Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House BiltNo.___ 4556

Iniroduced by Representative Carlo V. Lopez

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

ction 10, Article XTV of the Constitution provides:

Science and Technology are essential for national
development and progress. The state shall give priority to
research and development, invention, innovation, and
their utilization; and to science and technology
education, training, and services. It shall support
indigenous, appropriate, and self-reliant scientific and
technological capabilities, and their application te the
country’s productive systems and national life.”

The aforequoted provision mandates the government to give priori'y io research,
development and utilization of science and technoiogy to the end that this wi hzIp national
development and progress. This mandate is so broad as to include development of the
alternatives to the traditional source of energy.

We are currently experiencing some kind of an energy crisis the prices of oil products
are constantly rising. We are too much dependent on imported crude oil for our energy
requirements which results in the diminution of our dollar reserves.

There are other sources of energy, like hydroelectric and geothermal energy, but the
supply is inadequate. It is therefore necessary that we explore and develop cther alternai
sources of energy like solar energy which is very abundant in our country.



b. To direct the management, operations and administration of the Authority;
c. To adopt and use a corporate seal;

4. To make contracts;

e. To sure and be sued;

£. To appoint such officers and employees as are not otherwise provided for in this
Act, to define their duties, fix their compensation, discipline and dismiss anyone of them for
cause, subject to Civil Service Law;

g. ‘To exercise such incidental powers as shall be necessary to carry on the powers
granted,

Section 4, The Authority shal! have the specific powers:

a. To conduct extensive research on solar of energy;

b. To formulate a comprehensive policy for the search, development and utilization of solar
energy;

c, To implement the government program on the allocation, distribution and sale of solar of
energy:

d, ‘To perform such other powers as maybe necessary to carry out the specific powers of the
Authority.

Section. 5, The Chairman shall be the Chief Operating Officer. In case of absence or
whenever the Chairman is unable to perform his function, the Board shall designate who
among its, members shall act as Chairman.

Section 6, The Authority shall have an authorized capital stock of Ten million pesos
(P10,000,000.00) which shall be fully subscribed by the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines and other government financial institutions.


Section 7. Any provision of law, presidential decree, executive order or regulation
inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 8. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation, whichever comes carlicr

Approved.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

_ 4556

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Carlo V. Lopez

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING THE SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
DEFINING ITS POWER AND DUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be jt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine
assembled:

Section 1. There is hereby created the Solar Energy Authority hereinafter referred to as
the “Authority” which shall undertake to do researches and promote the development and
utilization of solar energy.

Section 2. The powers and functions of the Authority shall be vested in a Board of
Directors consisting of a Chairman and four members (4) who shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments. The
Chairman and two (2) members shall serve for a term of four (4) years, while the remaining
two (2) shall be ex-officio members who shall be the Secretary of Environment and Natural
Resources and the Secretary of Science and Technology. They shall receive such
compensation as may be fixed by the President of the Philippines which shall not exceed

those given to commissioners of constitutional bodies. No person shall be appointed
Chairman or members of the Board unless he is a natural-born Filipino citizen, at leas thirty
(30) years of age, of good moral character and of unquestionable integrity and must be of
recognized competence in the fields of science and technology, industry and/or executive
ability.

Section 3. The Board of Directors shall have the authority;

a. To prepare and issue rules and regulations as it considers necessary for the effective
discharge of its responsibilities.


To be able to carry out the mandate of
establishment of a government entity
necessary

oled constitutional provision, the
adeguate comesponding authority is

Henee, this bill which seeks to create a Solar Energy Development Auth

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