Group says power rate could have been lower

The feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-ALL) in electricity bills is proving to be an additional burden for Filipino consumers already overburdened by high prices, weakening peso and the impact of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act, consumer advocacy group CitizenWatch Philippines said.

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4 ERC officials petition CA to nullify suspension order from Ombudsman

Four commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Monday asked the Court of Appeals to nullify the three-month suspension order imposed on them by the Office of the Ombudsman.

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After Ombudsman’s second suspension order, ERC commissioners urged to resign

Lawmakers have dared the four commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to resign after the Ombudsman suspended them for the second time in six months.

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ERC execs ordered suspended anew

Four commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), who were previously suspended for a year by the Office of the Ombudsman, have been ordered again by the antigraft body to temporarily vacate their posts for three months.

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ERC head asked to bare all links with power firm

ERC head asked to bare all links with power firm

The militant party-list group Bayan Muna on Friday challenged Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chair Agnes Devanadera to reveal the extent of her consulting work for one of the controversial power supply agreements (PSAs) that Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) awarded to several affiliated firms without bidding.

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