STATEMENT OF SENATOR WIN GATCHALIAN ON THE DELAY OF THE PROMULGATION OF MURANG KURYENTE ACT'S IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATION

The spirit of Murang Kuryente Act is to unshackle every Filipino household from the burden of paying National Power Corp.'s (NPC) debts through the universal charge for stranded debts (UC-SD) and stranded contract costs (UC-SCC) incorporated in their monthly electricity bill. However, since President Rodrigo Duterte signed the landmark measure on August 8, 2019, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Finance (DOF) have yet to promulgate the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) of the Murang Kuryente Act.

Gaya ng nakararaming Pilipino, ako rin ay nagtataka kung bakit na-delay ang pag issue ng IRR ng Murang Kuryente Act gayong malinaw na nakasaad sa batas na dapat within 90 days nailabas na ang IRR. Ibig sabihin, dapat mayroon nang IRR ang Murang Kuryente Act noon pang November 27.

While we understand that the DOE and DOF need to conduct consultations and address some complexity in the law, time is of the essence here. We want all Filipinos to feel and receive the tangible benefits from the Malampaya Fund now. That's why we are urging the DOE and DOF to issue the IRR as soon as possible so that there will be no new universal charges collected from every household.