DAVAO CITY — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Raphael Perpetou Lotilla as secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Press Secretary Trixie Beatrice Angeles in a statement announced Litolla’s appointment on Monday, July 11, 2022.
Lotilla was the former Energy Secretary during the administration of then president GLoria Macapagal-Arroyo.
“The President has designated a new Energy Secretary, Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla,” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said in a press statement.
Lotilla was Energy Secretary under the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from 2005-2007. He was also Deputy Director General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
Prior to his appointment to DOE, Lotilla was President of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM).
PSALM is the government corporation tasked to manage the privatization of power generation assets, independent power producers contracts and other non-power assets, including the management of financial obligations and stranded contract costs of the state-owned National Power Corporation (NPC).
