Echiverri tackles electric bill woes
October 24, 2004 | 12:00am
Feeling the pinch of the local government’s huge electric consumption, Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri ordered Friday the phasing out of unnecessary appliances from the city hall.
Echiverri aims at cutting the city government’s electricity expenditure by 30 to 50 percent by the end of the year as part of his administration’s intensified austerity measure.
The mayor said that except for water dispensers, all the other appliances that consume electricity, including TV sets, coffeemakers and water heaters are banned from the city hall.
As of August, main City Hall building has an electric bill P938,584 while the City Hall north has a bill of more than P100,000.
Echiverri also banned playing of computer games and use of computer units not related to city government matters.
City hall employees, however, are not fully sympathetic with Echiverri’s overall austerity measure campaign, saying that the order could become "counter-productive" apart from being "too inconsiderate."
Echiverri has instructed his department heads to strictly monitor the compliance of the city hall employees with measures to save electricity.
Meanwhile, Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian said that since July’s application of austerity measures in his city, the local government was able to cut expenses by almost 50 percent.
Cost of supplies and other materials were drastically reduced, not by reducing quantity but by following the actual market value, he said.
Human capital resources were also maximized by increasing the manpower efficiency and not by hiring additional workers. Gasoline consumption has been reduced also by 30 percent per liter.
"We do not spend just because there are funds available for spending, but because the exigency of the service requires us to do so," Gatchalian said.
The mayor said that his leadership is geared toward a city that is disciplined, healthy, economically-secured, and competitive, and peaceful and orderly. – Pete Laude
Echiverri aims at cutting the city government’s electricity expenditure by 30 to 50 percent by the end of the year as part of his administration’s intensified austerity measure.
The mayor said that except for water dispensers, all the other appliances that consume electricity, including TV sets, coffeemakers and water heaters are banned from the city hall.
As of August, main City Hall building has an electric bill P938,584 while the City Hall north has a bill of more than P100,000.
Echiverri also banned playing of computer games and use of computer units not related to city government matters.
City hall employees, however, are not fully sympathetic with Echiverri’s overall austerity measure campaign, saying that the order could become "counter-productive" apart from being "too inconsiderate."
Echiverri has instructed his department heads to strictly monitor the compliance of the city hall employees with measures to save electricity.
Meanwhile, Valenzuela City Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian said that since July’s application of austerity measures in his city, the local government was able to cut expenses by almost 50 percent.
Cost of supplies and other materials were drastically reduced, not by reducing quantity but by following the actual market value, he said.
Human capital resources were also maximized by increasing the manpower efficiency and not by hiring additional workers. Gasoline consumption has been reduced also by 30 percent per liter.
"We do not spend just because there are funds available for spending, but because the exigency of the service requires us to do so," Gatchalian said.
The mayor said that his leadership is geared toward a city that is disciplined, healthy, economically-secured, and competitive, and peaceful and orderly. – Pete Laude
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