David Celestra Tan, MSK 15 September 2017 There is no question that the ERC has not been living up to its mandate to protect the consumers, to assure long term supply at fair and reasonable rates. In our book we give them a grade of 65% as an institution, failing in many measures. Our electricity rates are the highest in Asean because of this failure. We interact with many of their Commissioners, directors, and employees and most of them are […]

David Celestra Tan, MSK 28 September 2017 Worthwhile Competitors Ironically there are many equally capable independent bidders who could have provided healthy competition, technologies, and alternatives that would have been beneficial to consumers. Shutout by the MVP Group were the Ayala Group (for now), a long time cooperative party in the Telecoms and water sectors, the Lopez group that had been focusing on natural gas generation. Left outside looking in also are the TeamEnergy group of Japan, GN Power, Giant […]

David Celestra Tan, MSK 21 September2017 Meralco’s public service franchise specifically prohibits it from engaging “ in any activity that will constitute an abuse of market power such as but not limited to, unfair trade practices, monopolistic schemes and any other activities that will hinder competitiveness of businesses and industries”. Meralco’s electric distribution franchise did not come with the right to also monopolize power generation. In fact they are specifically prohibited from abusing their market power. Yet that’s exactly what […]

Evelyn Viray Jallorina Alyansa para saBagongPilipinas 6 October 2017 Did ERC actually conspire with Meralco in making way for MeralcoPowerGen to sign the 3,551mw of new power supply agreements? Our cause oriented group, Alyansa para saBagongPilipinas had filed a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman against the ERC Commissioners for abuse of discretion and dereliction of duty for extending the November 6, 2015 deadline to April 30, 2016 for the requirement of competitive biddings (CSP) for the signing of […]