Hontiveros to ERC: Probe NGCP claim

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to investigate and verify claims made by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) that it is spending P8.7 billion on janitorial and security services.

The NGCP earlier said the budget is being used for 583 facilities, each costing the company P87,000 per month.

Hontiveros said the ERC can easily check these physical facilities, and see if funds are being used.

Hontiveros said she chose to highlight this matter amid reports that NGCP was attempting to shift focus away from her after she questioned the appropriateness of NGCP’s P8.7 billion expenditure during Senate deliberations on the proposed Department of Energy budget for 2024.