The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) assured the public that it will continue to provide services even with the retirement of two commissioners on Thursday.
“We can assure the public because we, the three remaining commissioners, still constitute a quorum. So there’s no excuse for us to stop or delay operations of the commission,” said ERC chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta.
Commissioners Alexis Lumbatan and Catherine Maceda will complete their seven-year terms on July 10.
Aside from Dimalanta, whose term expires in 2029, the other remaining commissioners are Floresinda Baldo-Digal and Marko Romeo Lizada Fuentes, whose terms expire in 2027.
“It’s our duty to still make sure that the commission functions with just three commissioners,” Dimalanta said.
Dimalanta expressed hope that the Office of the President will appoint new commissioners soon.
