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                    [Title] => Auto makers divided over use of biofuel for motor vehicles
                    [Summary] => Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI) members are divided over the use of biofuel for motor vehicles.


Toyota Motors Philippines Inc., which is supportive of biofuels, is, however, more focused on developing hybrid vehicles — those powered by a combination of electricity and gasoline.

Other CAMPI members, led by its current president Elizabeth Lee expressed apprehension on the use of biofuels.

Only Ford Motor Co. Philippines is fully embracing the use of alternative fuel.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262187 [Title] => Cunanan’s SSS appointment a loss to energy sector — Perez [Summary] => The recent appointment of Ambassador Thelmo Y. Cunanan to the Social Security System (SSS) is "a great loss to the energy sector," Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. said Friday.

Cunanan has been president of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) since 2001 until his appointment as SSS chairman early this week.

Perez noted that under Cunanan’s leadership, he steered PNOC towards the promotion of the use of coco-diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) for transportation.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096364 [AuthorName] => Donnabelle L. Gatdula [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 256987 [Title] => Palace cites private sector support for Napocor solutions [Summary] => President Arroyo recently cited the growing support among private sector groups for several moves planned by the government to resolve major issues confronting the country’s power generation sector.

Arroyo cited in particular the support aired by the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the Association of Securities Analysts of the Philippines (ASAP) and the National Association of General Managers of Electric Cooperatives (NAGMEC).
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252652 [Title] => RP hails OPEC move to hike output [Summary] => Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. lauded yesterday the decision by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase their respective production quota by an average of two million barrels per day beginning July 1, a move expected to cushion the impact of anticipated future increases in gasoline pump prices worldwide.

Perez said with the increased production, any increase in pump prices due to under recovery will be mitigated.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252438 [Title] => RP, allies renew call for OPEC to raise oil production [Summary] => The Philippines and its non-oil producing allies have renewed their call to members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to immediately increase their oil production quota in a bid to stave off further hikes in oil prices.

Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. reiterated an earlier call for increased oil production made at the recently-concluded conference of energy ministers held in Amsterdam. During the gab, Perez rapped OPEC countries for "junking the price band mechanism that OPEC itself helped establish to stabilize world oil prices."
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250837 [Title] => It’s ‘economic diplomacy’ for RP in oil ministers’ gab [Summary] => President Arroyo has directed that the strategy of economic diplomacy be utilized to the fullest in the bid to address a looming crisis in the global oil market.

This was disclosed by Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. who said President Arroyo is "hopeful that a sober win-win diplomatic approach to the problem of skyrocketing crude oil prices in the world market could help in the formulation of lasting solutions".
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 248325 [Title] => Businessmen cite electric co-op turnaround [Summary] => Leaders of the business community in the province of Aklan and the island resort of Boracay recently hailed the landmark improvement in the performance of the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Akelco) which has given a significant boost to the province’s vital tourism industry.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247448 [Title] => RP eyes global leadership in ‘clean energy’ [Summary] => LAOAG CITY – The Philippines aims to become a world leader in the generation and use of "clean" indigenous and renewable energy resources in a bid to increase the country’s reliance on local power sources while protecting the environment.

This was disclosed by Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. in a large meeting here with local government and business leaders organized by the National Transmission Corp. (Transco). Perez said the Arroyo government has put plans in place to increase energy self-reliance to 55 percent by 2013.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 246382 [Title] => Nueva Ecija wind power plants eyed [Summary] => CABANATUAN CITY – Energy officials urged local business leaders here yesterday to participate in the proposed setting up of renewable energy plants in the province in line with the government’s power development program.

National Transmission Corp. (Transco) president Alan Ortiz, speaking on behalf of Energy Secretary Vincent Perez Jr. said the Arroyo government has already identified some 20 sites in the province for potential wind energy plants that could add an estimated 121 megawatt-capacity to the Luzon power grid.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 238328 [Title] => Fisherfolk oppose coal plant in Misamis [Summary] => CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — In an effort to gather support for their opposition to the impending construction of a coal-fired power plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, hundreds of fisherfolk converged at the provincial capitol yesterday morning.

Carrying streamers and placards, around 200 fisherfolk, who came all the way from the affected municipalities of Villanueva, Balingasag and Tagoloan, led by the environment coalition Task Force Macajalar (TFM), denounced the $300-million project for health reasons.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1174042 [AuthorName] => Bong Fabe [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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