DOE-PIA conduct multi-sectoral forum on downstream oil industry in Leyte

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
October 30, 2012

PALO, Leyte  –  A Multi-Sectoral Advocacy Campaign on the Downstream Oil Industry (DOI) will be conducted by the Oil and Management Bureau of the Department of Energy (OMB-DOE) at the Leyte Oriental Hotel at Baras, Palo, Leyte on November 8, 2012, starting at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.

To be conducted in cooperation with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) under the DOE-PIA Communication Initiatives Project, the forum aims to create a critical mass of communicators/media practitioners that would serve as conduits in disseminating the benefits and developments on Downstream Oil Industry.

Discussions during the forum will focus on Republic Act No. 8479, which ensures a truly competitive market under a regime of fair prices, adequate and continuous supply of environmentally-clean and high quality petroleum products.

Otherwise known as “The Downstream Oil Industry Regulation Act of 1998,” RA 8479 encourages competition and the entry of new players in the oil market, said Dr. Zenaida Monsada of OMB-DOE.

She said deregulation of DOI has always been a contentious topic or one that is likely to cause disagreements during discussions, particularly, when it comes to pricing and compliance of gas stations and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) establishments to standards on quality and quantity.

Expected to attend the Forum are local government executives in the province of Leyte, licensing officers, members of the regional association of government information officers and local media partners.