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 […]
August 14, 2014

The evils of cross-ownership in power industry (2)

by Neal Cruz, republished from Philippine Daily Inquirer website, September 07, 2007 MANILA, Philippines — The previous column dwelt on proposals to amend the Electric Power Industry Reform Act, or Epira (endorsed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) because instead of reducing […]
August 14, 2014

Five evils of cross-ownership in power industry

by Neal Cruz, republished from Philippine Daily Inquirer website, September 05, 2007 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has endorsed the amendment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira), which, contrary to its original intent of reducing power rates, has instead led […]