November 11, 2016

Stop Meralco deals, SC asked

By: Gil C. Cabacungan – November 10, 2016, 04:16 AM from Philippine Daily Inquirer A consumer group has asked the Supreme Court to stop the  Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) from approving Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco)  20-year power supply agreements (PSA) that did not […]
October 29, 2016

Guest Post: Can consumers ever organize?

By: Cielito F. Habito – October 18, 2016, 12:19 AM from Philippine Daily Inquirer How can companies providing various goods and services that are part of our daily lives keep getting away with practices amounting to abuse and exploitation of their consumers—the very […]
October 28, 2016

Guest Post: Asserting our consumer rights

By: Cielito F. Habito –  October 25, 2016, 12:13 AM from Philippine Daily Inquirer Forty-five years ago, the last week of October was declared Consumer Protection Week, as a period for planning and enforcement of government action toward controlling fraudulent trade practices […]
November 12, 2014

Stars Not Aligned for Proper Amending of the Epira Law

Certain quarters—legislative leaders, consumer groups, party-list groups—are calling for the amendment of the Epira, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001. There is no question that the 13-year-old Republic Act No. 9136 has been a disaster for the […]