Senator Raffy Tulfo commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) where he discussed, among others, the plight of OFWs and seafarers, as well as the country’s energy situation.
Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy and Committee on Migrant Workers, said he is satisfied with the President’s address to the nation.
Firstly, the legislator welcomed the ongoing performance review of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as confirmed by the President.
“This (review) will help find out the lapses in the performance of NGCP to eventually cancel its franchise and transfer its management and operations to TransCo.”
The lawmaker said this will help find out the lapses in the performance of NGCP to eventually cancel its franchise and transfer its management and operations to the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo).
The senator is also elated about the administration’s effort to discuss the Philippine Energy Plan which aims to promote renewable energy, which is expected to reach 50% nationwide usage by the year 2040.
“The deployment situation of OFWs in Saudi Arabia has reached 70,000.”
He also lauded PBBM’s report that the deployment situation of OFWs in Saudi Arabia has reached 70,000.
In addition to this is the President mentioning the promise of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that the unpaid claims of OFWs there will be paid.
Tulfo vowed that he will support PBBM and his administration’s projects and advocacies that are geared towards improving the lives of Filipinos, especially the poor.
