Group urges P-Noy to focus more on power generation and job creation (Business Mirror) | Published: Aug 27, 2014
CIVIL-SOCIETY group Citizenwatch, with the participation of Democracy Watch Philippines, has proposed several action plans that the Aquino administration should focus on in its last two years in office, particularly in the areas of power generation and promotion of medium-scale enterprises to create more jobs.
In a recent roundtable discussion among the conveners of Citizenwatch, the need to lower the costs of power and to provide for a reliable source of power for industries was underscored as one of the most important problems that must be addressed by the government.
Prof. Dindo Manhit, who convened the roundtable discussion, enumerated possible action plans that can address the looming power crisis.
Free trade advocate Nonoy Oplas of Minimal Government Thinkers Inc. said that the government must reduce red tape to be able to make the Philippines competitive, especially in light of the upcoming integration of the ten members of the ASEAN. He said that reducing red tape would help in addressing many of the country’s problems, including the power crisis.