(Second of two parts)

The total failure—and why—of the so-called Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), which was created to bring down the cost of electricity for both ordinary consumers and industries, is a classic instance of the Philippine corporate elite’s capture of lawmaking in our country.

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