September 26, 2024

Meralco franchise bill okayed on 2nd reading

By Reina C. Tolentino – September 26, 2024 From The Manila Times THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on second reading a bill that seeks to renew the franchise of power distributor Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for another 25 […]
September 17, 2024

Lotilla hopes for resolution of Dimalanta case

By Ed Paolo Salting – September 16, 2024 from The Manila Times ENERGY Secretary Raphael Lotilla hopes the government will resolve, at the soonest possible time, issues concerning the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), specifically the suspension of its chairman and […]
September 11, 2024

ERC chairman complies with Ombudsman’s suspension order

By Ed Paolo Salting and Janine Alexis Miguel – September 10, 2024 from The Manila Times ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta on Monday began serving the six-month preventive suspension imposed on her by the Ombudsman. The […]
September 5, 2024

Ombudsman suspends ERC chairman Dimalanta

By Ed Paolo Salting – September 5, 2024 2:31 PM from The Manila Times MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman ordered on Thursday the six-month preventive suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta. The […]