He may be the oldest member of the Senate but Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is once again ready to prove he is indefatigable.

Enrile, fifth in the senatorial race, said he is ready to push once again for his priority bills once the 15th Congress convenes in July.

This includes amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) or Republic Act 9136, and other bills that call for consumer welfare and benefits.

“(I will be pushing for) same priority bills that I pushed in the 14th Congress—a revision of RA 9136, the EPIRA and then my Power Rate Reduction bill,” Enrile told reporters at a press briefing.

At the same time, Enrile said should he become an ordinary member of the Senate, he is ready to engage his colleagues in a “total debate this time.”

“I will engage them in a total debate this time. Walang sinu-sino. They have to be prepared to answer questions during session. Nobody is immune,” Enrile said.

The incumbent Senate President also said he is bent on revisiting the law creating the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

He said he would propose to give the NTC more powers to arrest possible misconduct, excesses or abuses of telephone companies and protect cellphone users.

Enrile had earlier called for a Senate investigation into alleged “vanishing” pre-paid cellphone loads and claimed he was a victim himself.

He also plans to push his Anti-Trust Bill that can address and effectively curb monopolies and cartels, particularly in vital utilities and industries.

The bill has been passed by the Senate but is still pending in the House of Representatives.

“There are many things we have to do,” said Enrile.

Enrile said it might be high time to review the Bio-Fuels Law.

“I understand one of the drawbacks they are encountering is the fact that you can import ethanol from foreign countries because it is cheaper to bring it in than producing it here. In the case of Thailand, what they did was to put up a tariff wall and I would like to study that, and put up a tariff wall also in the Philippines in order to foster and encourage the utilization of our idle lands for growing raw materials for alcohol so that we can produce our own ethanol,” he said.