President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Jesse Hermogenes Andres as the Officer-in-charge (OIC) Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced on Saturday, September 21.
Andres’ designation as the OIC and CEO was shared through a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. The appointment will immediately take effect.
“To ensure the continuous and effective delivery of public service, please be informed that Mr. Jesse Hermogenes T. Andres is hereby designated as Officer-in-Charge Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), effective immediately, until a replacement is designated or until otherwise directed by this Office,”
The appointment came after ERC Chairperson Monalisa Dimalanta's six-month preventive suspension, which stemmed from a complaint filed by the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (Nasecore).
Dimalanta filed a motion for reconsideration of the preventive suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman.
