Creating a Special Advisory Panel on Legal Matters
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7638 otherwise known as the "Department of Energy Act of 1992" created the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out the declared policies of the State (a) to ensure a continuous, adequate and economic supply of energy with the end in view of ultimately achieving self-reliance in the country's energy requirements through the integrated and intensive exploration, production, management, and development of the country's indigenous energy resources, and through judicious conservation, renewal and efficient utilization of energy to keep pace with the country's growth and economic development, and taking into consideration the active participation of the private sector in the various areas of energy resource development, and (b) to rationalize, integrate and coordinate the various programs of the Government towards self-sufficiency and enhanced productivity in power and energy without sacrificing ecological concerns.