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Ernesto M. Maceda Vs. ERB [ SEPARATE OPINION, DISSENTING, PADILLA J. ]

ERNESTO M. MACEDA, petitioner, vs. ENERGY REGULATORY BOARD, CALTEX (Philippines), INC., PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION AND PETRON CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 96266 | 1991-07-18

PADILLA, J., dissenting: 
 
I regret that I can not concur in the majority opinion. 
 
In the matter of price increases of oil products, which vitally affects the people, especially those in the middle and low income groups, any increase, provisional or otherwise, should be allowed only after the Energy Regulatory Board (ERB) shall have fully determined, through bona fide and full-dress hearings, that it is absolutely necessary and by how much it shall be effected. The people, represented by reputable oppositors, deserve to be given full opportunity to be heard in their opposition to any increase in the prices of fuel. The...