SEN. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to verify the existence of the 583 facilities of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) after the latter incurred P8.7 billion in janitorial and security services expenses.

The senator, during the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of Energy (DoE) on Thursday, raised the need for the ERC to conduct a 'comprehensive' verification of the physical existence of these facilities to determine if NGCP is telling the truth.