| CLOSING
CEREMONY REMARKS YALE WORLD FELLOWS, December
7, 2005 by Vince S. Pérez
Vince
Pérez was chosen by his peers to give the Closing Ceremony
for the 2005 Yale World Fellows Program. He extols his colleagues
that the decisions we make, not the chances we take, determine
our destiny.
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"ARE
YOU A BOSS OR ARE YOU A LEADER?", NAGMEC,
Butuan City, June 9, 2005
In
his first public appearance in the Philippines since stepping
down as Energy Secretary, Vince Pérez addresses the
general managers of all electric cooperatives in the country.
Citing the crucial role of a General Manager in the performance
of his Electric Coop, he asked them to contemplate if they
wish to remain merely as bosses or transform themselves to
leaders with a vision who takes action. He challenges them
to go one step further by making a difference in their community.
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DELICATE BALANCING ACT: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE IN RENEGOTIATING
IPP CONTRACTS,
Stanford University June 2, 2005.
At
a seminar on the Experience of IPPs in Developing Countries
sponsored by the Stanford University Program for Energy and
Sustainable Development held last June 2, 2005, Vince Pérez
reveals for the first time the delicate balancing act he had
to navigate in successfully renegotiating IPP contracts. His
team had to balance the diverse interests of IPP Sponsors,
civil society, electric consumers, National Power Corporation,
the banking community, the Philippine Congress, and the Arroyo
Administration, while generating savings of $ 3 billion, or
three years’ worth of fixed payments to IPPs.
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"THE
SULU SULAWESI SEAS: THE EPICENTER OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY",
Chicago,
USA, May 18, 2005
Addressing
supporters of World Wildlife Fund at the Shedd Aquarium in
Chicago, Vince Pérez reveals that the epicenter of
marine biodiversity in the world is the Sulu Sulawesi Seas.
He narrates how WWF and its partners are making progress in
marine conservation, but it would be a mistake to sit back
and leave behind these "islands of success". He
warned that the onslaught of extraction must be reversed.
For many Asian societies today, the environment is the social
security system of the poor. Sustainable development, therefore,
must be anchored on environmental conservation.
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FULL
STEAM AHEAD: EMPOWERING THE FUTURE, World
Geothermal Congress, Antalya, Turkey April 24, 2005
In
a keynote speech to the World Geothermal Congress in Turkey,
Vince Pérez narrates how the Philippines went full
steam ahead with strong policy support to become the world's
second largest geothermal producer . He set out a goal for
the Philippines to attain world geothermal leadership. He
then challenged the entire industry to work together towards
the vision for geothermal as the most preferred renewable
power source.
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TOUGH
DECISIONS FOR A TOUGH JOB, Department
of Energy-AVR, March 22, 2005
On
his last day as Energy Secretary, Vince Pérez firmly
argues that the energy sector is the key reform area that
must be addressed today. But in any reform, he had to take
bold and sometimes tough decisions no matter how unpleasant
some of them may be.
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EMPOWER
YOURSELVES WITH POSITIVE ENERGY, Department
of Energy, March 21, 2005
In
his Farewell Flag Ceremony Address to employees of the Department
of Energy, Vince Pérez shares the secrets of their
success on how they were able to accomplish so much in so
short a time. This speech has become a popular inspirational
guide for managers.
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UNIVERSITY
OF THE PHILIPPINES SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS COMMENCEMENT SPEECH,
UP
Diliman, April 17, 2004
In
a commencement speech to graduates of the U.P. School of Economics,
Vince Pérez shares five profound lessons in life he
has learned from his own successful career to help young graduates
chart their future.
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THE
POWER OF VISION, COMMENCEMENT SPEECH TO THE 2003 GRADUATES,
Xavier
School, March 23, 2003.
Vince
Pérez shares the Power of Vision to 223 High School
Graduates. While vision without action is just a dream, yet
action without vision is merely passing time, but vision with
action can truly change the world. With the vision that one
aspires in his mind, and the character that one enshrines
in one’s heart, plus the action that one pursues, then
through this one will build his life by, and by this one shall
become.
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BRAND NEW DAY, FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE OF
TRADE UNDERSECRETARY VINCE PEREZ, Board
of Investments, March 26, 2001
On
his first official day of government service at a Flag Ceremony
of the Board of Investments, Trade Undersecretary Vince Pérez
asks why we honor the flag. He believes that government service
is a noble profession, because deep down in our hearts, we
dreamt of changing the world. While it is noble to honor one’s
country with words during a Flag Ceremony, it is nobler to
serve one’s country with actions. |
