WITH the looming power rate hike of P4.00 per kilowatt hour rate, several lawmakers on Wednesday raised the need to have the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) amended, if not repealed, since the law has not served its purpose in keeping power rates affordable.
Senate deputy minority leader Vicente Sotto 3rd said that EPIRA is the reason why the Philippines is among the countries in Southeast Asia with the highest power rate and it only worsen the power generation problem of the country.
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