August 5, 2016

Will MVP’s Legacy Eventually Include Fair Treatment of Consumers?

David Celestra Tan, MSK July 31, 2016   Super Successful business executive Manuel V. Pangilinan, widely known as MVP, recently celebrated his 70th birthday, and was paid a glowing 12 full page tribute in the national broadsheet, Philippine Star, headlined […]
July 26, 2016

A Caution to DOE Secretary Al Cusi On A Realistic Energy Mix Policy

David Celestra Tan, MSK 25 July 2016 Dear Secretary Cusi: You are coming into the Department of Energy that had been touting an Energy Mix objective of 30% coal, 30% natural gas, 30% renewable Energy, and 10% all others. We […]
July 18, 2016

Update: The Emerging Truth About Meralco’s Interim Distribution Rate Reduction of P0.1883 per kwh

David Celestra Tan, MSK 17 July 2016 A year ago in July 2015 Meralco urgently petitioned the ERC to reduce its distribution rate by 10.4% to P1.3939 per kwh from P1.5822 that was approved for the Third Regulatory period of […]
March 29, 2016

ERC’s Extension of CSP Effectivity Could Be Costly for Consumers and A Big Step Back in Drive Against Monopolization of Generation Sector

David Celestra Tan and Evelyn Viray, MSK 28 March 2016 The ERC issued a new Resolution postponing the effectivity of the mandatory CSP for new power supply contracts to April 30, 2016 from November 30, 2015. What would seem an […]