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Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza. INQUIRER PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014It is the duty of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to defend questions on the record-high P4.15 per kilowatt-hour power rate increase, the government lawyers told the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n

In its seven-page manifestation and motion, the government through Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza, said they should be excused from standing on behalf of the Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy which were merely impleaded in various petitions against power rate adjustments as nominal parties.<\/p>\n\n

Nominal parties are those whose presence is merely required in the case. The DOE was included as respondent because part of its mandate is to integrate, coordinate, supervise and control all plans, programs, projects and activities of the government in connection with energy exploration, development, utilization, distribution and conservation while the ERC, under the law is tasked to promote competition in energy distribution, among others.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cInasmuch as public respondents ERC and DOE are impleaded in the two petitions merely as nominal parties, they are not required to file comment as provided [under the Rules of Court],\u201d Jardeleza said.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIt is the duty of private respondent Meralco to appear and defend, in its behalf and that of public respondents, unless public respondents are specifically directed by this Honorable Court,\u201d the government lawyer further stated.<\/p>\n\n

ERC and DOE are co-respondents of Meralco in the separate petitions filed by Bayan Muna\u00a0et. al, National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms (Nasecore) and Anakpawis et. al.<\/p>\n\n

In the various petitions, they said ERC abused its discretion in provisionally approving the proposal of Meralco to increase the power rate without affording customers the right to be heard.<\/p>\n\n

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