June 8 is the 10th anniversary of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), a law that was approved in 2001 after aggressive lobbying by foreign financial institutions. Ten years later, the Philippines has the highest power rates in Asia, said to be even higher than Japan‘s.
The People Opposed to Warrantless Electricity Rates (Power), together with IBON Foundation and progressive partylist groups, will present the people’s review of the EPIRA at the forum “Power Failure: 10 years of EPIRA” on June 8, 1 p.m. at the Minority Conference Room, North Wing, House of Representatives.
We cordially invite you to join us in this forum. For inquiries, please call IBON at tel. 927-6986.
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