Department of Energy (Philippines)
The Department of Energy is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for preparing, integrating, manipulating, organizing, coordinating, supervising, and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation.
History
The Department of Energy was created by then-president Ferdinand Marcos as he issued Presidential Decree No. 1206 which created the Ministry of Energy and attached the National Power Corporation and the Philippine National Oil Company to this new agency. The ministry and its two bureaus remained intact but was downgraded into a mere Office of Energy Affairs—headed by Wenceslao de la Paz and reporting to then Deputy Executive Secretary for Energy Catalino Macaraig, Jr. based in Malacañang—during the administration of President Corazon Aquino. During the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos, the department was created due to otherwise known as the Department of Energy Act of 1992.The department was vested additional powers and functions under or the "Downstream Oil Deregulation Act of 1997", or the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001", or "Biofuels Act of 2006", or "Renewable Energy Act of 2008, or "Energy Virtual One Stop Shop Act", or "Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act", or "LPG Industry Regulation Act", or "Microgrid Systems Act", or "Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act”, and or “ Philippine Natural Gas Industry Development Act.”
Organization
The department is headed by the Secretary of Energy who is assisted by six Undersecretaries and three Assistant Secretaries. Under the department are the Administrative Service, Financial Service, Information Technology and Management Service, Legal Service and Energy Research Testing and Laboratory Service. In place of regional offices, the department has field offices for Luzon in Rosales, Pangasinan, Visayas in Cebu City, and Mindanao in Davao City.List of secretaries of energy
| Bureau | Acronym | Incumbent |
| Electric Power Industry Management Bureau | EPIMB | Luningning G. Balatazar |
| Energy Policy and Planning Bureau | EPPB | Michael O. Sinocruz |
| Energy Resources Development Bureau | ERDB | Nenito C. Jariel Jr. |
| Energy Utilization Management Bureau | EUMB | Patrick T. Aquino, CESO III |
| Oil Industry Management Bureau | OIMB | Rino E. Abad |
| Renewable Energy Management Bureau | REMB | Marissa P. Cerezo |
On June 1, 2024, the DOE created the Nuclear Energy Division under its Director Patrick T. Aquino, CESO III. The new division is attached under the Energy Utilization Management Bureau and will report to Energy Undersecretary Sharon Garin. It will coordinate with the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute. It originated from Executive Orders No. 116, EO No. 164 and House Resolution No. 134.