'How can we be discussing drafts? You cannot question if it is not yet final.'
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez was up in arms after his House colleague tried to use draft documents during a recent motu proprio inquiry on the performance of transmission company National Grid Corporation of the Philippines .Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez was up in arms after his House colleague tried to use draft documents during a recent motu proprio inquiry on the performance of transmission company National Grid Corporation of the Philippines .
“We cannot be discussing non-final decisions and merely temporary drafts," he said in the hearing held by House Committee on Legislative Franchises.The veteran congressman from Mindanao blew his top after Santa Rosa City lone district Rep. Dan Fernandez began to question the Energy Regulatory Commission on the draft final determination as part of the transmission rate reset process for the fourth regulatory period covering 2016 to 2022.
The lawmaker further directed his question to ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta, whom he asked, “Are you agreeing to discuss here something that you have not finally decided on?”During past Congress hearings, Dimalanta mentioned that the DFD for the fourth RP, which covers a past period, was subject to final evaluation. It is expected to be released in January 2025.The last rate reset approved by the ERC was for the third regulatory period covering 2011 to 2015.
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