Outgoing Mayor Eric Constantino deeply thanked his constituents, bidding them goodbye with heavy heart, as his term as Abra de Ilog’s local chief executive expired, July 1.
Coinciding with the inauguration of newly elected officials of Abra de Ilog, Mayor Eric turned over the management of the municipality to his wife and incoming Mayor Meg Constantino together with her set of Municipal Councilors who all won in May 2016 election.
According to him, he has nothing to worry about since his wife is probably better than him as a leader. And since he is headed back to a “civilian life”, he will on the other hand take over the duties and responsibilities of looking after their children.
“It’s my turn to take and fetch the kids from school”, he said.
The photos below feature Congresswoman Nene Sato and Gov. Gene Mendiola of the Province of Occidental Mindoro joining Mayor Meg Constatino and outgoing Mayor Eric Constantino of the Municipality of Abra De Ilog during the inauguration of the newly elected officials of the said municipality held last July 1, 2016. Vice Gov. Peter Alfaro also graced the event who was then also celebrating his birthday.
Mayor Meg Constantino’s Arya Abra team swept all positions and had everyone in her ticket win in the last May 2016 elections. Mayor Meg replaced his husband and outgoing Mayor Eric Constantino.
A thanks giving mass at San Rafael Parish Church was celebrate before the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected officials of the municipality of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro led by Mayor Meg Constantino together with husband outgoing Mayor Eric Constantino and children.
A thanks giving mass at San Rafael Parish Church was celebrate before the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected officials of the municipality of Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro led by Mayor Meg Constantino.
Just like any other municipalities, tricycle is one of the major mode of transportation. They are primarily used by passengers traveling from one destination to another around Poblacion.
On October 23, 2009, Alternergy Partners Corporation has been awarded with six exclusive Wind Energy Service Contracts by the Department of Energy based on its financial and technical capabilities.
One of which is the “Abra de Ilog, Mindoro” Wind Energy Service Contract which covers an area of 18,711 hectares. The Project is estimated to generate approximately 40 MW capacity (source: alternergy.com).
However, in June 2015, it was put into hold due to excess in supply.
Energy director Mario Marasigan confirmed that some projects, including the Abra de Ilog wind project led by former energy secretary Vince Perez, were covered by a moratorium.
“The lifting of the moratorium will be based not only on the availability of the electricity market in Mindoro but also on the economics of the project… By the time there is electricity market, what will be the economics of the project?” Marasigan asked.
Marasigan said a feed-in tariff rate would not be viable in Mindoro.
He said the electric cooperatives of Mindoro were in a better position to determine the availability of the electricity market in Mindoro that would make projects more viable (source: thestandard.com).
Background
Description
The government approved the Renewable Energy Act in 2008 (RE Act 2008), which aimed to accelerate the development of renewable energy (RE) resources in the country by increasing RE-based installed capacity from the 2010 level of 5,438 MW to about 15,304 MW by 2030. Of this target capacity addition, 2,345 MW was allocated to wind technology.
A wind mapping study conducted by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1999 shows over 10,000 square kms. of windy land area exist with a combined capacity of about 70,000 MW. However, RE development, such as wind, has been relatively slow because of the high cost of feasibility assessments and of developing and constructing plants. As of 2010, the Philippines only had one wind power plant, the Northwind Bangui Bay Power Plant, in the northern part of the country with a capacity of 33 MW.
In December 2008, Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corporation (APHC) was awarded by the Department of Energy (DOE) the exclusive right to develop wind power projects in 3 locations: Pililla in Rizal, Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro, and Kalayaan in Laguna. These locations were among those identified under the Philippine Wind Atlas as potential sites for wind farms due to good to excellent wind resources. APHC was subsequently awarded additional wind energy service contracts in 3 other locations in 2009. APHC is committed to implement the wind projects if the wind measurements and site specific studies demonstrate that the power plants are commercially viable.
APHC, a renewable power company which develops wind power projects, is headed by former Energy Secretary Vincent Perez. In September 2009, APHC entered into a joint venture with Eurus Energy Japan Corp. and Korea East West Power Co. (EWP). Eurus Energy is a subsidiary of Eurus Energy Holdings Corp. of Japan which is in turn owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO) and Toyota Tsusho Corp, while EWP is a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco). It should be noted though that Eurus Energy has since withdrawn from the project because of TEPCO’s problems in Japan as a result of the tsunami in 2011. A private equity fund specializing in renewable energy has stepped in.
The TA was provided to APHC, the Executing Agency (EA), to finance the first phase of the preparatory work for the construction of the 3 potential wind farm projects in Luzon. The TA would produce site-specific feasibility studies for each of the proposed locations to determine the viability for commercial operations of a wind power project (source: adb.org).
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