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ERC: EPIRA amendments could bring down power costs

By Brix Lelis | 2 days ago

The proposed changes to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act could deliver the long-awaited solution to soaring electricity...

Business

NGCP’s P2.3 billion Laguindingan substation project gets ERC OK

By Brix Lelis | 12 days ago

The Energy Regulatory Commission, the power regulator, has given the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines the green light...

Business

Walking together on the road to equality

By DIPLOMATIC POUCH | By Andreas Pfaffernoschke | November 7, 2024 - 12:00am

We, Germany´s and Mexico´s Ambassadors to the Philippines, stand united in our commitment to human rights and equality. Our countries currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition, a collaborative mechanism...

Opinion

ERC chief reinstated after suspension lifted

By Elizabeth Marcelo | November 1, 2024 - 12:00am

The Office of the Ombudsman has lifted the six-month preventive suspension order it issued against Energy Regulatory Commission...

Headlines

Power distributors urged to allow staggered payments

By Brix Lelis | October 31, 2024 - 12:00am

The Energy Regulatory Commission is urging distribution utilities to allow the staggered collection of payments for power...

Business

Energy security, consumer choice and the ERC

By Bienvenido Oplas Jr. | September 12, 2024 - 12:00am

Energy and power security means ample supply of electricity with no blackout, there is consistent expansion of power supply to meet rising demand yearly.

Business

Suspended

By FIRST PERSON | By Alex Magno | September 12, 2024 - 12:00am

The ombudsman imposed a six-month preventive suspension on Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Monalisa Dimalanta. The suspension appears well-deserved.

Opinion

Ombudsman orders ERC chair’s 6-month suspension

By Elizabeth Marcelo | September 6, 2024 - 12:00am

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta...

Headlines

Ombudsman suspends ERC commissioner over alleged neglect of duty

By Ian Laqui | September 5, 2024 - 4:35pm

The Office of the Ombudsman has placed Energy Regulatory Commission chair Monalisa Dimalanta under preventive suspension over...

Business

ERC sets rules on consumer choice programs

By Brix Lelis | August 31, 2024 - 12:00am

The Energy Regulatory Commission, the power regulator, has issued unified rules on customer choice programs to empower consumers...

Business