Ben D. Kritz
Ben D. Kritz

ON Wednesday, the controversy-plagued Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) found itself facing two more complaints to round out what has been a troubling few months for the agency. A petition by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), Ateneo De Manila University, San Beda College (Alabang) and mall owner Riverbanks Development Corporation was filed at the Supreme Court, essentially asking the Court – again – halt the implementation of the Retail Competition and Open Access (RCOA) regulations that Meralco and a few other big power interests have fought tooth and nail to try to stop ever since the program was conceived about seven years ago.

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