November 7, 2016

Regulatory Capture 103 or Corruption in Government Agencies 101

By David A. Tauli, Mindanao Coalition of Power Consumers In response to the proposal by the MCPC for member-consumers of electric cooperatives to file criminal charges at regional trial courts against their EC officers and against the ERC commissioners for […]
August 8, 2015

New ERC Chairman is an Upgrade. He Deserves a Chance

by David Celestra Tan, MSK Weeks before he was officially appointed by President Pnoy as ERC Chairman to replace ex-Pampanga Congresswoman Zenaida C. Ducut, lawyer Jose Vicente Salazar was already being questioned for his lack of energy industry knowledge and […]
May 7, 2015

Sec. Petilla Latest to Exit from DOE’s Revolving Door

by David Celestra Tan, MSK 30 April 2015 The coming exit of Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla from the Department of Energy after only 2 years at the helm reminds all of us that the department has become a revolving door […]
November 5, 2014

RE FIT-All added to electric bills starting January

from Manila Bulletin by Myrna Velasco, November 4, 2014 Filipino consumers will soon see an additional line item in their electric bills to be labeled as feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) pegged at P0.0406 per kilowatt- hour (kwh). The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) […]