June 28, 2017

ERC denies staff recommendation to consolidate cases against Meralco, TMO, and 1590 Energy

By Lenie Lectura – June 27, 2017 from Business Mirror THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) denied the recommendation of a former investigating staff to consolidate the cases involving anticompetitive behavior and market abuse against the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and Therma Mobile Inc. […]
June 19, 2017

Shakeup in energy sector: Stakeholders highlight need to keep Epira, with some provisions revised

By Lenie Lectura – June 18, 2017  from Business Mirror Sixteen years since the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) of 2001 was enacted into law, industry stakeholders observed more private-sector involvement in the energy industry, ushering in new power projects that […]
May 31, 2017

15 Things I have in Common with Mr. MVP of Meralco

David Celestra Tan, MSK 31 May 2017 We have been engaged in consumer advocacy against Meralco’s rate setting for a few years. I just started wondering what I have in common with Mr. MVP of Meralco. It turned out there […]
May 16, 2017

ERC okays P7-billion refund of Meralco over-recoveries from 2014 to 2016

from BusinessMirror – May 15, 2017 THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has given the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) the green light to refund consumers nearly P7 billion worth of over-recoveries incurred from 2014 to 2016. ERC Commissioner Alfredo J. Non said consumers will […]