SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian has urged Malacañang to appoint “acting” commissioners in the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) during the period of the suspension of four of its current officials to avoid disruption in the approval of pending energy projects. The Ombudsman suspended for one year without pay commissioners Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc, Alfredo Non, Josefina Patricia Magpala-Asirit and Geronimo Sta. “In this light, I’m urging Malacanang to appoint acting commissioners to perform the duties of the suspended Commissioners as soon as possible,” said Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy. The ERC is the electric power industry regulator composed of four commissioners and one chairperson. “We want to ensure that ERC would continue its service despite the suspension ordered on most of its Commissioners.

Source: Manila Times December 23, 2017 12:11 UTC