THE Chinese government has dismissed claims it can control the Philippines’ power transmission grid as baseless amid Filipinos’ growing distrust of Beijing.

This comes as the Department of Energy (DoE) expressed support for a planned Senate inquiry on the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ (NGCP) daily operations, prompted by national security concerns raised by some lawmakers.

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