This is harsh.
“On Sunday, Jan 12, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and opposition lawmakers blamed President Benigno Aquino III, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the growing power mess that threatens to punish consumers with the highest electricity rates in history,” reports Macon Ramos-Araneta in Manila Standard Today.
According to the report, Trillanes challenged Aquino to apply political pressure on Meralco and others responsible for the problems besetting the power industry.
He suggested that a Senate investigation be conducted “to determine if Filipinos can still hope that the government can address the high power rates, and if the Energy Department has any plans to lower the cost of electricity in the long run.”
Trillanes then asked, “Do we no longer have hope for this in the next three years under President Aquino?”
