BAYAD UTANG NG NPC

Sa kaniyang privilege speech, nanawagan si House Senior Deputy Minority Leader at Northern Samar Rep. Paul Daza sa mga kasamahang mambabatas, na ipatupad ang kanilang oversight power, upang siyasatin ang paggamit sa pondo ng National Power Corporation (NPC) para sa Small Power Utility Group (SPUG).

Ito’y bunsod na rin ng hindi pa rin nababayarang utang ng NPC sa mga SPUG na posible aniyang magresulta sa power crisis.

Kung hindi aniya maisasa-ayos ng NPC ang nasa P1 billion unpaid obligations nito sa fuel suppliers para mapatakbo ang SPUGs ay mawawalan ng kuryente ang Missionary Electrification areas na sineserbisyuhan nito sa 34 na probinsya.

“These ‘missionary areas’ under the responsibility of SPUG gencos can be found in 34 

Provinces. If the power plants servicing these areas are not provided with a 

steady, reliable supply of diesel fuel, then approximately 900,000 Filipino households may be 

plunged into total darkness by July,” babala ni Daza.

Una nang inapela ng NPC ang anila’y tapyas sa kanilang hinihinging pondo sa susunod na taon.

Pero ayon Department og Budget and Management hindi binawasan ang Corporate Operating Budget ng NPC bagkus ay nadagdagan pa.

Bunsod nito nais malaman ni Daza ang detalyadong breakdown ng kinakailangang pondo ng NPC para sa mga SPUG genco at tiyakin na ito ay magagamit ng tama.

“This representation believes that to move forward, we must request the NPC for a detailed breakdown of their SPUG genco funding requirements and transactions. This representation believes that as the People’s House, it is our imperative to urgently look into this matter, and ascertain that the budget allocated to the sound operation of SPUGs, and power plants and barges nationwide are appropriate and well utilized. I encourage my fellow representatives to exercise our Constitutional powers of oversight so that we may, through investigation or remedial legislation, shed the necessary light on this issue.” ani Daza.