[ ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 228, June 02, 2008 ]

ADDRESSING THE RISING COST OF ENERGY



I, GLORIA M. ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. All agencies shall reduce transport fuel consumption in liters by ten percent (10%) starting June 2008.

Section 2. Government buildings shall turn off airconditioners at 4:30 p.m., except those with 24-hour work.

Section 3. Agencies shall implement, starting July, plans to replace all incandescent bulbs.

Section 4. Agencies shall convert twenty percent (20%) of their vehicles in major cities to liquid petroleum by September 2008.

Section 5. Agencies shall install and/or adopt other energy saving technology, with the help of the Department of Energy and/or the Department of Science and Technology.

DONE on this 2nd day of June in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Eight.

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Executive Secretary