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Freedom From Debt Coalition, et al vs ERC, MERALCO [SEPARATE OPINION, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.]

FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION, ANA MARIA NEMENZO, as President of: FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION, MA. TERESA I. DIOKNO-PASCUAL, REP. LORETTA ANN ROSALES (Party-List Akbayan), REP JOSE VIRGILIO BAUTISTA (Party-List Sanlakas), REP.RENATO MAGTUBO (Party-List Partido Manggagawa), Petitioners, versus ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), Respondents.

G.R. No. 161113 | 2004-06-17

SEPARATE OPINION

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:
 
Electricity as the purest form of energy is now the most pervasive energy source propelling the engines of growth in both developed and developing economies, such as ours. Its role has been increasingly important as major technology development in all sectors of the economy has its basis on electric power.

Towards this end, past and present administrations have been exerting efforts to reform the economy and the power sector is a priority area. The Philippine government, given the limited resources and the economy’s growth and development objectives, has been paving the way for greater...