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Senator Grace Poe has called on her colleagues in the Senate to give their nod to the franchise bids of three power distribution utilities in the provinces of Leyte, Romblon and Negros Occidental to avert brownouts. Poe, chairperson of the committee on public services, sponsored in plenary three bills that would grant franchises to power […]
Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy V took the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to task for entering into agreements with Authorized Agent Corporations (AAC) to conduct PCSO small town lottery (STL) operations in the provinces––agreements that were tantamount to awarding franchises to private corporations to hold lotteries, in violation of Section 1 of R.A. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants to dig deeper into the operations of underperforming distribution utilities (DUs) in the country amid persistent complaints of rolling brownouts in several areas in the country. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, recently filed Senate Resolution No. 1022, which directs the conduct of an inquiry, in aid of legislation, […]