PANGLAO, Bohol, March 30 (PIA) -- There is nothing that the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is doing that is illegal, as it is within their mandate to assure the power consumers that they are in the heart of the Commission’s operations, assured ERC Commissioner Marko Romeo Fuentes amid the recent power outages in Bohol and other power service areas. Last week, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) pointed to the ERC and its denial to their request for interim ancillary services agreements, which eventually caused intermittent power interruptions. Fuentes, in an interview, explained that the NGCP has requested month on month extensions on its ancillary services agreements while the competitive selection process is being undertaken. In a press statement, NGCP alleged that the ERC’s refusal came after NGCP concluded the acceptance and opening of bids for Ancillary Services (AS) on 14, 15, and 16 March 2023 for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, respectively. The open...