SC: Electric cooperatives do not have right to exclusive franchise

By The Manila Times

Aug 02, 2024 1:38 pm

MANILA, Philippines – A Supreme Court ruling dismissed the petition of the Iloilo Electric Cooperative, Inc. I, II, and III (ILECOs) that challenged the validity of Republic Act (RA) 11918, which expanded the franchise of another electricity provider, MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE), to areas within ILECOs' franchise.

In the decision dated July 30 and published on Thursday, the SC underscored that electric cooperatives did not have a constitutional right to an exclusive franchise within their coverage areas.

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