Press Release: ERC, DOE & ECP collaborate on writing contest in energy journalism
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Council of the Philippines (ECP), is sponsoring a special category in the essay writing contest organized and coordinated by energy journalist, Ms. Myrna Velasco of the Manila Bulletin. Ms. Velasco also spearheads the Knowledge and Capacity Enhancement Training for Energy Journalism program.
Students from different colleges and universities nationwide are participating in the contest which will run from June 11 until the end of August this year. The writing competition will revolve around the theme: “The Role of the Youth: In Tackling the Challenges of the New Energy Future”.
Along with the competition for the main theme, there will be competition in two Special Categories. One category is Clean Energy Solutions , the other is Strategic Measures in Ensuring Success of a Competitive Electricity Market which the ERC will sponsor.
The contest organizers aim to farm from the youth their ideas and concepts on how best the next generation can help to tackle the problems bugging the energy sector in order to make the future of the youth brighter.
“The ERC is excited to be part of this project. It sees the need to hone the writing skills of the youth and at the same time empower them to tackle analytically the issues in the electric power industry of the country. When the time is ripe, these youthful journalists can be agents of change by being effective communicators of Filipino people’s concerns, voices to guide our policymakers. It is hoped that the Knowledge and Capacity Enhancement Training for Energy Journalism will start a greater awareness of the challenges presented by the reformation of the Philippine electric power industry in the youth so that the long road to reform will be reached with the vim and vigor of the young.,” ERC chairperson Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut said.
June 10, 2010