Tag: Jose Vicente Salazar

Ombudsman orders filing of graft charges vs 4 ERC commissioners

(Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has ordered the filing of graft charges against commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission after they supposedly favored Manila Electric Co. when they extended the competitive selection process deadline for the filing of power supply agreements in 2015. Commissioners Alfredo Non, Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc, Josefina Patricia Asirit, and Geronimo Sta. Ana were also suspended for a year without pay after they were found liable for “conduct prejudicial to the best interest of […]

ERC chief Salazar suspended for 4 months due to insubordination: PCOO official

  (Eagle News) — Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Jose Vicente Salazar was suspended for four months due to insubordination. This is according to Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Ana Maria Banaag, who held a press conference on Thursday. According to Banaag, the 4-month suspension without pay was apart from the 90-day suspension previously meted out on Salazar to give way to an inquiry into allegations of corruption made by then-ERC director Jose Villa. Villa, […]