THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) must implement reforms to restore its integrity and regain the public’s trust, a lawmaker has said.

In a statement on Saturday, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said “there is an urgent need to implement sweeping reforms that will restore the institutional integrity of the ERC and rebuild public confidence in [it, which] has been virtually eliminated by the never-ending list of recent scandals” plaguing the agency.