(Taguig City) In an effort to boost foreign investments in the energy sector, officials of the Department of Energy (DOE), lead by Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, will attend a dialogue-symposium on energy in Tokyo, Japan from October 16 to 18, 2013.

The DOE delegation will present investment opportunities to around a hundred potential investors from different Japanese firms expected to participate in the meeting. Other DOE officials who are part of the delegation are Usec. Loreta Ayson, Oil Industry Management Bureau Director Zenaida Monsada, and Renewable Energy Management Bureau Director Mario Marasigan.

The event is the culminating activity of the project entitled “Study on the Energy Sector Reform in the Philippines”, a collective undertaking of the DOE, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). Organized and funded by JICA, it will tackle issues on energy policy and energy-related investment opportunities in the country.

JICA is the government of Japan’s independent governmental agency to countries such as the Philippines and is responsible for coordinating official development assistance (ODA), cooperation in economic growth, and development issues.