The simultaneous shutdown of power plants, which triggered the unprecedented increase in electricity rates, is an old tactic employed by a powerful cartel, a party-list lawmaker said.

Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate sees a pattern in the “synchronized” shutdown of several plants starting from 2011

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