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(Eagle News) — Officials at the Energy Regulatory Commission may be on their way out. President Rodrigo Duterte said in his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention that he would “eventually remove all of them,” including ERC Chair Jose Vicente Salazar. “I suspended him because of corruption,” Duterte said. Salazar is facing a complaint before the Civil Service Commission for alleged misconduct, among others. He was placed on a 90-day preventive suspension by Malacanang. […]
(Eagle News) — President Aquino has appointed a new head of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Lawyer Jose Vicente B. Salazar is now the new chair of the ERC replacing Zenaida G. Cruz-Ducut who, along with five former congressmen and other ERC officials, has been earlier indicted by the Ombudsman for graft, malversation and direct bribery charges. This is in connection with the alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), also known as […]
MANILA (PNA) — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday approved the provisional decrease in Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) distribution charge starting July. In a decision, the regulator said the distribution charge will be at an average of P1.56 kilowatt per hour (kWh), lower compared to its current P1.65/kWh level. ”This translates to a reduction of P0.0851 on the average,” ERC Executive Director lawyer Francis Saturnino C. Juan told PNA. The order requires Meralco to […]
Malacanang said it is now studying a complaint filed against Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Zenaida Cruz-Ducut. President Aquino said the filed complaint is now with the office of the Deputy Executive Secretary Michael Aguinaldo where it is currently being “studied and examined”. Presidential Communications Operations Office Head Herminio Coloma Jr. said earlier that there is a newly created Investigative and Adjudicatory Division of the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs who […]
