ENERGY Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairman and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta on Monday began serving the six-month preventive suspension imposed on her by the Ombudsman.
ENERGY Regulatory Commission Chairman and CEO Monalisa Dimalanta on Monday began serving the six-month preventive suspension imposed on her by the Ombudsman.The Ombudsman suspended Dimalanta for allowing the Manila Electric Co. to buy electricity on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market and pass on the cost to consumers without the ERC 's approval.'In compliance with the order, I shall immediately cease to perform my functions as chairperson and CEO of the ERC .
She said she has not yet been provided a copy of the complaint against her but noted some inconsistencies in the reason for her suspension.'The order does contain some allegations of the complaint, without providing, however, any statement as to the evidence submitted by Complainant National Association of Electricity Consumers for that became the basis for the issuance of the preventive suspension order,' Dimalanta said.
Chairman Complies With Ombudsman's Suspension Order
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