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MANILA, Philippines – Beleaguered Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chairperson Zenaida Cruz-Ducut appeared on Wednesday at the Senate investigating the recent power rate increase imposed by the Manila Electric Co (Meralco) starting this December.
Ducut has been in the limelight these past days after she was tagged as a conduit of alleged “pork barrel” scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles. The ERC chief was absent when the committee on energy at the House of Representatives held its own inquiry Monday.
Aside from Ducut, other ERC officials were also invited in the hearing of the committee on energy being headed by Senator Serge Osmena III. Invited were Meralco president Oscar Reyes; Emmanuel Ledesma, president of Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp; and representatives of various power energy operators, among others.
The hearing started a little past 10 a.m.
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