Malacañang is investigating five Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) officials over their alleged lavish trips abroad. The accusers of the ERC officials include Rodolfo Javellana, president of the United Filipino Consumers and Commuters, and Cipriano D.C. Cabrera. “The matter pertaining to extravagant trips allegedly made by ERC officials, being presidential appointees, is still under investigation by the Office of the Executive Secretary,” Abella said in a statement. The Palace had sent a letter to the ERC officials asking to rebut the allegations made by Javellana and Cabrera last August 18. Congressional inquiries into Villa’s suicide revealed that ERC Chairman Jose Vicente Salazar did not want to investigate the circumstances leading to the suicide of Villa.

Source: Manila Times September 01, 2017 14:03 UTC