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Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry et al. vs. Department of Energy and Energy Regulatory Commission

PHILIPPINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG INC., ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, AND RIVERBANKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, MAYNILAD WATER SERVICES, INC., SILGAN WHITE CAP SOUTHEAST ASIA, INC., AND FASTECH ELECTRONIQUE, INC., PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, JOCELYN FORGE, INC. AND LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES – BATANGAS CAMPUS, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, HON. ALFONSO G. CUSI, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND HON. JOSE VICENTE B. SALAZAR, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, AND HON. ALFREDO J. NON, HON. GLORIA VICTORIA C. YAP­TARUC, HON. JOSEFINA PATRICIA M. ASIRIT, AND HON. GERONIMO D. STA. ANA, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS INCUMBENT COMMISSIONERS OF THE ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS FOR REFORMS, INC. (NASECORE), INTERVENOR, AC ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., INTERVENOR, RETAIL ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (RESA), INTERVENOR, PHINMA ENERGY CORPORATION, INTERVENOR. [G.R. No. 229143, March 2, 2021] SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, DR. BEN S. MALAYANG III, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 229453, March 2, 2021] BATANGAS II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PENINSULA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., CAMARINES SUR I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ILOILO I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., AKLAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., CAPIZ ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., ANTIQUE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC., AND LEYTE III ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS.

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D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Subordinate legislation from specialized administrative agencies must "be germane to the objects and purposes of the law and . . . in conformity with, the standards prescribed by the law"[1] to be held as a valid exercise of delegated legislative authority.
 
The Department of Energy is the agency tasked with formulating rules and regulations that will animate the policy objectives of Republic Act No. 9136, or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA). The Energy Regulatory Commission, in turn, is tasked with implementing the EPIRA rules and regulations as formulated and...